Knowledge, attitude and practice of new stroke patients and their caregivers towards stroke: A hospital based interview

Abstract

Nearly three out of four deaths due to stroke in the world occur in low income and middle income countries – the majority are sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. A rapidly rising stroke incidence in SSA created a large burden on the resource limited public health care. Stroke is one of the leading causes of adult onset disability in this region. Despite these impacts, very low level of awareness about stroke by the public is reported from a few studies done in SSA. In Ethiopia, there is no single study done that assesses knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of individuals towards stroke. Studying KAP of the victims towards stroke is essential step to improve public awareness and health care delivery system through community health education.