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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines stroke as 'the neurological deficit of cerebral vascular cause that persists beyond twenty four hours or is interrupted by death within 24 hours'. In Livingstone, Zambia, more than 30% of stroke victims indicate socio-economic problems. The study aimed at assessing the socioeconomic impact of stroke in households in Livingstone district. A total of 50 households were conveniently selected from the Physiotherapy and Community Based Rehabilitation registers of Livingstone General Hospital. Self administered questionnaires and Focus group discussions were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data respectively. The data was analyzed using SPSS and content analysis. The social impacts on the victim were depression, difficult to get along with, resentfulness, apathy, needy, separation, divorce, general marital problems, neglect on the part of the victim and fear. In families, there was low moods and apathy in households. The study also revealed an association between period of stroke and relationship changes (p |
