ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021
Stroke Risk Factor Awareness Among Populations in Saudi Arabia.
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- Clinical exome sequencing identifies novel gene variants associated with ischemic stroke in the Saudi Tabuk population.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Awareness of Acute Stroke Among the General Population in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Association of Genetic and Allelic Variants of Von Willebrand Factor (VWF), Glutathione S-Transferase and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha with Ischemic Stroke Susceptibility and Progression in the Saudi Population.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Hyperlipidemia and Hypertension Are Associated With Intracerebral Hemorrhage Incidence: A Retrospective Study.Cureus · 2023Article
- Knowledge and awareness of stroke and associated factors in the Saudi general population: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Assessment of Knowledge and attitude towards Stroke among the UAE population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.F1000Research · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Hypertensive Patients Towards Stroke Prevention Among Rural Population in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundStroke is considered the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability in the world. The incidence of stroke in Saudi Arabia is 43.8 per 100,000, due to the lack of knowledge and awareness of the population. This study intends to determine the level of stroke risk factor awareness among the Saudi population.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in Saudi Arabia on 898 participants older than 18 years old. The validated online survey was randomly distributed and consisted of 20 questions in both English and Arabic languages to evaluate the level of awareness of stroke risk factors among the population.
resultsA total of 898 participants completed the survey. The results showed that the median risk factor score was 5 (IQ 3-8) out of 14. A total of 2.2% could recognize all 14 risk factors. Personal history of hypertension was chosen as a risk factor by the majority of the participants (81.7%) followed by personal history of stroke (74.1%) and personal history of dyslipidemia (57.2%).
conclusionThis study showed that there is an insufficient level of stroke risk factor awareness in Saudi Arabia. More than half of the participants identified the term (stroke), while only 2.2% could recognize all 14 risk factors. Hence, public education is needed to identify people with stroke risk factors.
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