ArticleNeuroepidemiology2019
Perceptions of Stroke and Associated Health-Care-Seeking Behavior in Northern Tanzania: A Community-Based Study.
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- Barriers and facilitators to accessing stroke care services in Tanzania: an explorative qualitative study among stroke survivors, caregivers and healthcare providers.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Awareness of stroke and health-seeking behaviours among caregivers of patients: a cross-sectional study at Ibrahim Malik and Soba Teaching Hospitals, Khartoum, Sudan (2022).BMC public health · 2025Article
- Understanding healthcare providers' perspectives on barriers to accessing stroke care at a resource-limited hospital in East Africa: A qualitative study from Mnazi Mmoja Referral Hospital in Zanzibar.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- UPESI: Swahili translation of the FAST acronym for stroke awareness campaigns in East Africa.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2024Article
- Global Insights on Prehospital Stroke Care: A Comprehensive Review of Challenges and Solutions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Conceptual framework for establishing the African Stroke Organization.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2021Article
- The burden of acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, and stroke among emergency department admissions in Tanzania: A retrospective observational study.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about knowledge of stroke symptoms, perceptions of self-risk, and health-care-seeking behavior for stroke in East Africa.
methodsA 2-stage randomized population-based cluster survey with selection proportional to population size was performed in northern Tanzania. Self-identified household health-care decision makers were asked to list all symptoms of a stroke. They were further asked if they thought they had a chance of having a stroke and where they would present for care for stroke-like symptoms. A socioeconomic status score was derived via principal component analysis from 9 variables related to wealth.
resultsOf 670 respondents, 184 (27.4%) knew a conventional stroke symptom and 51 (7.6%) thought they had a chance of having a stroke. Females were less likely to perceive themselves to be at risk than males (OR 0.49, 95% CI 0.28-0.89, p = 0.014). Of respondents, 558 (88.3%) stated they would present to a hospital for stroke-like symptoms. Preference for a hospital was not associated with knowledge of stroke symptoms or perception of self-risk but was associated with a higher socioeconomic status score (p < 0.001).
conclusionsKnowledge of stroke symptoms and perception of self-risk are low in northern Tanzania, but most residents would present to a hospital for stroke-like symptoms.
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