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Knowledge of stroke risk factors amongst black diabetic, hypertensive and stroke patients
Submitted: 12 January 2003 | Published: 12 January 2003
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G. Bogoshi, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaA. Stewart, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
L. Hale, University of Otago., South Africa
V. Fritz, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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knowledge of black patients diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes and stroke about the risk factors for stroke. Four groups made up of 33 subjects (hypertensive, diabetic, stroke and control group) were interviewed using open-ended questions and a structured questionnaire. Qualitative coding, frequencies and proportions were used to determine their knowledge. Groups were compared with respect to percentage knowledge using the chi-square statistic at a 0.05 level of significance. Stress was mentioned as the most important risk factor in all groups. Although identification of stroke risk factors was inadequate, the diabetic group was found to be significantly better in identifying some of the risk factors (salt - p =0,05; sugar - p = 0,001; fat - p = 0,004; moderate smoking - p = 0,05; weight - p = 0,002)
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