ReviewJournal of tropical medicine2018
Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Development of a high-performing, cost-effective and inclusive Afrocentric predictive model for stroke: a meta-analysis approach.BMC neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Prevention of cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.Progress in cardiovascular diseasesPooled it
- Knowledge, attitude, and practices of hypertensive patients toward stroke prevention among rural population in NCR, India: A cross-sectional survey.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Diabetes Mellitus as a risk factor for stroke among Nigerians: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2023Review
- Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model to Estimate the Risk of Stroke Among Hypertensive Patients in University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar, 2012 to 2022.Degenerative neurological and neuromuscular disease · 2023Article
- Evidence-Supported Interventions for Reducing Secondary Stroke Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Review
- Clinical profiles, comorbidities, and treatment outcomes of stroke in the medical ward of Dessie comprehensive specialized hospital, Northeast Ethiopia; a retrospective study.BMC neurology · 2022Article
- Analysis of the demographic characteristics and clinical profile of acute ischemic strokes admitted to the emergency centre in the Somalia population.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2022Article
- An Analysis of Stroke Risk Factors by HIV Serostatus in Uganda: Implications for Stroke Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa.Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association · 2022Article
- Risk profile, clinical presentation, and determinants of stroke subtypes among patients with stroke admitted to public referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia in 2021: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic Stroke among Adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Hospital-Based Study in a Limited Resource Setting.Stroke research and treatment · 2022Article
- HIV sero-positivity and risk factors for ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke in hospitalised patients in Uganda: A prospective-case-control study.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2021Article
- Comparison of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke in the Medical Ward of Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study.Neurology research international · 2021Article
- The characteristics of stroke and its rehabilitation in Northern Tanzania.Global health action · 2021Article
- Knowledge, Prevention Practice and Associated Factors of Stroke Among Hypertensive and Diabetic Patients - A Systematic Review.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Review
- The Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality Among Stroke Patients at North West Ethiopia.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
- Incidence and pattern of stroke among patients admitted to medical ward at Yirgalem General Hospital, Sidama Regional State, Southern-Ethiopia.SAGE open medicine · 2021Article
- A retrospective review of speech-language therapy services provided to adult inpatients at a central-level hospital in Gauteng, South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2020Article
- 30-day and 60-day rates and predictors of mortality among adult stroke patients: Prospective cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionIn sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there is a significant burden of ischemic stroke (IS) and hemorrhagic stroke (HS), although data on risk factors for each type are sparse. In this systematic review we attempt to characterize the risk factors.
methodsWe systematically reviewed (PubMed, EMBASE, WHOLIS, Google Scholar, Wiley online, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)) case-control studies and case series from 1980 to 2016 that reported risk factors for IS and/or HS in SSA. For each risk factor we calculated random-effects pooled odds ratios (ORs) for case-control studies and pooled prevalence estimates for case series
conclusionsThere remain too few data from SSA to reliably estimate the effect of various factors on the risk of IS and HS. Furthermore, the vast majority of cases were identified in hospital and so are unlikely to be representative of the totality of stroke cases in the community.
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