Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to stroke in Ghana and Nigeria: A SIREN call to action.
Carolyn JenkinsBruce OvbiageleOyedunni ArulogunArti SinghBenedict Calys-TagoeRufus AkinyemiAliyu MandeEzinne Sylvia MelikamAlbert AkpaluKolawole W WahabFred Stephen SarfoTaofeeq SanniGodwin OsaigbovoHemant K TiwariReginald ObiakoVincent ShidaliPhilip IbinaiyeJosephine AkpaluGodwin OgboleLukman OwolabiEzinne UvereRaelle TaggaeAbiodun Moshood AdeoyeMulugeta GebregziabherAdeseye AkintundeOladimeji AdebayoAyodipupo OguntadeAyotunde BisiKenneth OhagwuRuth LaryeaPeter OlowoniyiIsah Suleiman YahayaSamuel OlowookereFrederick AdeyemiMorenikeji KomolafeMichael Bimbola FawaleTaofiki SunmonuUgochukwu OnyeonoroLucius Chidiebere ImohWisdom OguikeTaiye OlunugaPhillip KoloOkechukwu S OgahRichard EfidiIjezie ChukwuonyeAndrew Bock-OrumaDorcas Ohui OwusuChidi Joseph OdoMoyinoluwalogo FaniyanOsimhiarherhuo Adeleye OhnifemanOlabanji AjoseLuqman OgunjimiShelia JohnsonGaniyu AmusaPaul OlowoyoAdekunle Gregory FakunleAfolaranmi TolulopeTemitope FarombiMonica Oghome ObiaboMayowa OwolabiPublished in: PloS one (2018)
The major findings illustrate the fears, causes, chief problems, treatment, and recommendations related to stroke through the views of the participants, as well as recommendations for working effectively with the SIREN communities. Findings are compared to SIREN quantitative data and other qualitative studies in Africa. As far as we are aware, this is the first paper to qualitatively explore and contrast community beliefs, attitudes, and practices among stroke survivors and their caregivers, community and faith-based leaders, and health professionals in multiple communities within Nigeria and Ghana.