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Knowledge on the action to be taken and recognition of symptoms of stroke in a community: findings from the May Measurement Month 2017 blood pressure screening Programme in Malaysia.

Ching Siew MooiYook Chin ChiaBee Nah ChewMan Jun SooHooi Min LimWan Aliaa Wan SulaimanFan Kee HooMar Lar SawAzlina IshakTharmalingam PalaniveluNadarajan CaruppaiyaNavin Kumar Devaraj
Published in: BMC public health (2019)
The overall knowledge of stroke in our study population was good. Older age, being Malay, non-smokers, hypertensives and diabetics are determinants of right actions to be taken during stroke. Meanwhile, older age, being Malay, hypertensive and those who had a previous history of stroke are determinants of good recognition of stroke symptoms.
Keyphrases
  • atrial fibrillation
  • blood pressure
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • cerebral ischemia
  • randomized controlled trial
  • clinical trial
  • metabolic syndrome
  • sleep quality
  • hypertensive patients