Stroke Prevalence in a Coastal Town on the Black Sea Coast in Turkey: Community Based Study

Autor: Cansu Köseoğlu Toksoy, Cem Bölük, Ülkü Türk Börü, Seydahmet Akın, Abdullah Yasir Yılmaz, Sanem Coşkun Duman, Mustafa Taşdemir
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Neurology Research International, Vol 2018 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-1852
2090-1860
DOI: 10.1155/2018/8246123
Popis: Background. This study aims to determine the stroke prevalence in Akçakoca which is a rural area in Turkey. Methods. The study was designed as a cross-sectional, door-to-door survey. The stroke questionnaire was completed by a trained team in the presence of the participants according to their answers. Based on the screenings, patients who had been diagnosed with stroke previously were reexamined by a neurologist and determined the prevalence values, risk factors, and stroke types. Results. A total of 3750 people over 44 years old were reached in the screenings. It was determined that 83 people had previously suffered a stroke. The prevalence rate of stroke in those above 44 years was found to be 2.2 (98% confidence level and ± 2% margin of error). 70 (84.3%) patients had suffered an ischemic stroke while 12 (14.5%) had suffered a hemorrhagic stroke. Male/female ratio was 1.1. Conclusion. The results of this study give the prevalence rate of stroke among the Turkish population living in a rural area. Due to a lack of other similar studies, it is impossible to make any data comparison. However, the results of this study help shed light on the stroke prevalence rate.
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