A hospitalbased crosssectional study conducted at irrua specialist teaching hospital, in southern nigeria. Nih funds research network to reduce stroke in africa. Stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation in sub. An exploratory crosssectional survey in nigeria volume 17 issue 2 grace vincentonabajo, adamu usman gamawa, mohammad usman ali, fatima kachalla gujba, mamman ali masta.
Fiftyfive stroke survivors undergoing rehabilitation were consecutively recruited from two government hospitals in northern nigeria. In nigeria, stroke incidence has been put at 26100,000. Vascular events after stroke thrives using culturally relevant, modelbased interventions to prevent secondary stroke in nigeria. Causes of stroke and a better way to minimize its effect stroke incident may occur if the blood supply to the brain is sidelined in a serious manner which may result in the brain tissue to run out of oxygen. The pattern of stroke has been well characterized in many settings in nigeria. Nigerians must know what to do when stroke happens. Background and purpose stroke is a significant economic, social, and medical problem worldwide. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. Stroke is a significant economic, social, and medical problem all over the world. The burden of stroke in nigeria request pdf researchgate. Nigeria, 36 the middle belt region of nigeria, 37 and one incidence study from ibadan, nigeria, 38 did not confirm cases of stroke by ct or mri.
Data on pre and poststroke participation, and sociodemographic age, sex, marital, employment, and educational status and clinical level of disability, poststroke duration, stroke type and side of hemiplegiahemiparesis attributes of the. Accurate epidemiological surveillance of the burden of stroke is direly needed to. A retrospective study of 93 adult patients with stroke, seen at usmanu danfodiyo university teaching hospital, sokoto between january 1994 and december 1998 was carried. Stroke risk factors among participants of a world stroke day awareness program in southwestern nigeria ma komolafe 1, mob olaogu 2, am adebiyi 3, ao obembe 2, mb fawale 1, aa adebowale 3 1 department of medicine, faculty of clinical sciences, obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria 2 department of physiotherapy, faculty of basic medical sciences, obafemi awolowo university, ileife. How to cure stroke with nigeria food by healthcons. This was a prospective study that was carried out at jos university teaching hospital in nigeria. Request pdf the burden of stroke in nigeria stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and it is likely to worsen in developing countries. Patients with a diagnosis of hypertension, diabetes or. How to recognize a stroke and what to do to prevent it. Nigeria, lagos, urban, danesi,43 20, between january 1 and december 31. In subsaharan africa ssa, stroke mortality and case fatality in some.
Africa bears the greatest burden of hypertension, 1 which is the strongest and most common modifiable risk factor for stroke. Largest study of stroke patients in africa reveals. Awareness of stroke risk factors and warning signs in. From lobbying the government to harnessing the power of social media, and with very limited resources, the ssos are taking action. Epidemiology of stroke in a rural community in southeastern nigeria kelechi o enwereji,1 maduaburochukwu c nwosu,1 adesola ogunniyi,2 paul o nwani,1 azuoma l asomugha,1 ezinna e enwereji3 1neurology unit, department of medicine, nnamdi azikiwe university teaching hospital, nnewi, anambra state, nigeria. Full text epidemiology of stroke in a rural community in. It is a nongovernmental organization and also a nonprofit organization.
Six of the recurrent strokes occurred within six months of the initial stroke, two before hydroxyurea prescription. Department of service delivery and safety, world health organization, avenue appia 20, 1211 geneva 27, switzerland. Largest study of stroke patients in africa reveals high. Percentage change in ageadjusted stroke incidence, mortality and disabilityadjusted life years dalys for african countries between 1990 and 2010 were calculated from the global burden of diseases gbd modelderived figures. The prevalence of stroke in a nigerian neurology clinic article pdf available in international journal of stroke 9. Stroke is emerging as a leading cause of preventable death and disability in adults in many developing nations. In a comparative study of stroke risk factors among stroke survivors in nigeria and. Community awareness of stroke in accra, ghana bmc public. Stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation in subsaharan africa daniel lemogoum, md, mph, jeanpaul degaute, md, phd, pascal bovet, md, mph abstract. Hypertension is the most common stroke risk factor globally as well as in the nigerian population, however other modifiable risk factors such as obesity are becoming increasingly prevalent due to unhealthy diets and sedentary lifestyle. Nigerians must know what to do when stroke happens vanguard. The aim of the study was to evaluate stroke awareness in accra capital city of ghana particularly, the risk factors and warning signs.
With the current scourge of hivaids and the battle against other communicable. Not only does the burden of stroke lie in the high mortality but the high morbidity. They said stroke related ailments are the commonest cause of hospital admissions. Stroke mortality and its predictors in a nigerian teaching hospital. Stroke is a major cause of death and disability in population across the world. Although stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in nigeria, there is no information on awareness of its warning signs. They have many years of experience too and have clients from across nigeria. The ssqoly is recommended for assessing healthrelated quality of life among yoruba stroke survivors. Background and purpose stroke is a significant economic, social, and medical. We aimed to study the longterm outcome of stroke survivors in. The burden of stroke is increasing in developing countries, with huge financial costs on the individual, family, and the health care system.
Stroke mortality and its predictors in a nigerian teaching. The burden of stroke in nigeria kolawole wasiu wahab, 2008. Free access the high rate of major depression after stroke in nigeria may be the result of high cumulative morbidity burden. Research article knowledge of stroke risk factors among stroke survivors in nigeria gracevincentonabajoandtariteimoses department of medical rehabilitation physiotherapy, college of medical sciences, university of maiduguri, pmb, maiduguri, borno state, nigeria correspondence should be addressed to grace vincentonabajo. Stroke risk factors among participants of a world stroke. Stroke mortality has been noted to be higher in blacks in biracial studies. The study involved 2118 adults with acute stroke 68% of which were ischaemic and 2118 stroke free controls, matched for sex, age, and ethnicity, recruited into the siren. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Studies will take place at eight sites in three countries. Home health cost of treatment for stroke to increase report cost of treatment for stroke to increase report on june 11, 20 12. The aim of this study was to characterize the pattern of stroke in a specialist centre in nigerias federal capital territory over a 5year period. The profile of stroke, has, however, not been previously reported from nigerias new federal capital. Primary prevention is the key to reducing the burden of the disease in a country with such poor resources.
Specifically, the prevalence of stroke across studies in nigeria varies from 058 in 1987 to 8. Trying to change the stroke landscape in nigeria stroke. Research article predictors of poststroke healthrelated. Nov 01, 2008 the burden of stroke in nigeria the burden of stroke in nigeria wahab, kolawole wasiu 20081101 00.
Knowledge of stroke risk factors is expected to reduce the incidence of strokewhether firstever or recurrent. A crosssectional survey of consenting stroke survivors at two physiotherapy facilities in nigeria was carried out. But in some parts of nigeria, that attack is believed to be spiritualrequiring ferocious prayers, application of anointing oil, holy water, burning. Significant correlations were reported between the domain scores and overall score on the english version and the corresponding domain scores r ranged from 0. Dominant modifiable risk factors for stroke in ghana and. To our knowledge this would be the first stroke prevention trial in nigeria and could establish a precedent to expand to secondary stroke prevention for children and adults with sca, as regrettably, no therapy is available to prevent recurrent stroke in these highrisk patients in resourcepoor nations. They have one of the best rehabilitation centers in nigeria. An estimate of the incidence and prevalence of stroke in africa.
Jan 11, 2017 doctors have raised a fresh alarm on the rising cases of strokes and its complications in the country. Unfortunately, most strokes arent even noticed until its too late. This was a prospective study that was carried out at jos. Komolafe m a, olaogu m, adebiyi a m, obembe a o, fawale m b, adebowale a a. Niger j clin pract serial online 2015 cited 2020 apr 18. Stroke risk factors among participants of a world stroke day.
Sickle cell disease stroke prevention in nigeria trial. The burden of stroke is high in africa, but few data are available on the longterm outcome of strokes in this area. However, the denominator population was far too small to establish stroke prevalence accurately. They are located at 10, pipeline, satellite village, oyigbo, rivers state nigeria. One hundred and twenty stroke patients admitted into the medical. Cost of treatment for stroke to increase report vanguard news. This study was designed to assess awareness of stroke warning signs in nigerians at increased risk. During the time of conduct of the ibadan stroke registry, ct technology was not available.
Improve the efficiency of your sales cycle with our crm software register now. Stroke is the third leading cause of death worldwide. Consecutive patients aged 1840 years admitted to the medical wards of two tertiary hospitals from june 2008. Doctors have raised a fresh alarm on the rising cases of strokes and its complications in the country.
Causes of stroke and a better way to minimize its effect. Stroke occurs when blood supply of an area of the brain cells is cut off for a long period resulting in the death of the deprived cells from lack of oxygen and nutrients. Eight children had a recurrent stroke, six of whom were prescribed hydroxyurea 20 mgkgday by two months after initial stroke. There have been few studies on stroke mortality and its predictors in nigeria. Awareness of warning signs among suburban nigerians at high. People most commonly affected were between 41 and 70 years. How to cure stroke with nigeria food health nigeria. The stroke incidence studies in rural tanzania, 12 lagos, nigeria, 37 middle belt region of nigeria 38 and one incidence study from ibadan, nigeria, 39 did not confirm cases of stroke by ct or mri. Published in the journal the lancet neurology, a new article sheds light on the burden of stroke in nigeria, and on the groundbreaking work of stroke support organisations ssos to try to address it. According to the world health organization, a stroke is in third place on the list of the deadliest diseases and disorders. It is commonly found in old people like the grand parents. Stroke risk factors among participants of a world stroke day awareness program in southwestern nigeria.
Patients were classified into hemorrhage or infarct using the world. Knowledge of stroke risk factors among stroke survivors in. Discriminant and knowngroup validity, testretest reliability and internal consistency of the yoruba version of the stroke specific quality of life 2. Awareness of warning signs among suburban nigerians at. A 1year followup study ashirumohammadhamza, 1 nabillaalsadat, 1 siewyimloh, 2 andnowrozykamarjahan 3 center for population health, department of social and preventive medicine, faculty of medicine, university of malaya. Oct 11, 2017 ssos in nigeria agree that most people in the country do not know what a stroke is, what the risk factors are, or that stroke is a medical emergency. In subsaharan africa, little is known about community awareness of stroke though the brunt of stroke is currently borne in this region. Effective preventive strategies in any locality will depend on the knowledge of the local pattern of the disease. They said strokerelated ailments are the commonest cause of hospital admissions. Free status for screening and verifying stroke or stroke. Data on pre and post stroke participation, and sociodemographic age, sex, marital, employment, and educational status and clinical level of disability, post stroke duration, stroke type and side of hemiplegiahemiparesis attributes of the stroke.
The aim of this study was to characterize the pattern of stroke in a specialist centre in nigeria s federal capital territory over a 5year period. Stroke recurrence in nigerian children with sickle cell. We operate the first life after stroke centres in nigeria helping stroke survivors, carers and families to cope with the stroke recovery journey. Pdf the prevalence of stroke in a nigerian neurology clinic. The profile of stroke in nigerias federal capital territory. Management of the disease is largely conservative while there is little or no funding for highquality research.
The incidence of stroke is increasing worldwide and it is the third leading cause of death in most industrialized countries. An exploratory crosssectional survey in nigeria volume 17 issue 2 grace vincentonabajo, adamu usman gamawa, mohammad usman ali. This study examined knowledge of stroke risk factors and its determinants among stroke survivors. Egypt and nigeria ranked highest with 4 studies each, libya, south africa and tanzania had two studies. A big challenge is raising awareness of stroke as a condition. Morbidity and mortality from stroke is increasing in africa. Epidemiological studies of stroke in nigeria are few and far between due to health policy priority and funding availability.
Nigeria, the giant of africa, with a land area of about 920 000 km 2, lies on the west african coast figures 1. Gloria ekeng, founder, stroke care international, on wednesday said that nigeria had over 16, 000 new stroke cases annually. Stroke is commonest cause of hospital admissions in nigeria. Research article knowledge of stroke risk factors among. Community awareness of stroke, especially the risk factors and warning signs is important in the control of the disease. May 30, 2008 although stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in nigeria, there is no information on awareness of its warning signs. Its projected population in 2015 is 180 million, making it the most heavily populated african country, and the seventh most populous nation in the world. The burden of stroke in nigeria the burden of stroke in nigeria wahab, kolawole wasiu 20081101 00. Given large absolute numbers of individuals with sickle cell disease in nigeria, hydroxyurea therapy for all individuals with sickle cell disease may not be initially feasible.
Jan 26, 2018 the study surveyed 2,000 stroke patients in ghana and nigeria including agyemang to better understand what factors are most likely to put people at risk. The profile of stroke, has, however, not been previously reported from nigeria s new federal capital. To view adobe pdf files, download current, free accessible plugins from adobes website. Stroke free status was confirmed with the eightitem questionnaire for verifying stroke free status qvsfs, which had 98% negative predictive value in a validation study involving three major languages spoken in west africa ashanti, yoruba, and hausa. Cost of treatment for stroke to increase report cost of treatment for stroke to increase report on june 11, 20 12.
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