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dc.contributor.authorOokeditse, Ookeditse
dc.contributor.authorMotswakadikgwa, Thusego R.
dc.contributor.authorOokeditse, Kebadiretse K.
dc.contributor.authorMasilo, Gosiame
dc.contributor.authorBogatsu, Yaone
dc.contributor.authorLekobe, Baleufi Calstro
dc.contributor.authorMosepele, Mosepele
dc.contributor.authorSchirmer, Henrik
dc.contributor.authorJohnsen, Stein Harald
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-23T08:45:36Z
dc.date.available2021-09-23T08:45:36Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-27
dc.description.abstractBackground - Stroke remains the second leading cause of deaths and disability globally, with highest mortality in Africa (low- and middle-income countries). It is crucial for healthcare professionals to have sufficient stroke risk factors' knowledge in order to reduce the stroke burden. <p> <p>Aims - We investigated healthcare professionals' knowledge of modifiable stroke risk factors, and identified demographic factors influencing this knowledge. <p> <p>Methods - In this cross-sectional survey study from Botswana (upper middle-income country), structured questionnaires reflecting recent stroke guidelines were administered to a representative selection of healthcare workers in greater Gaborone. The response rate was 61.4%, comprising 84 doctors, 227 nurses and 33 paramedics. Categorical data were described using percentages and Chi-square tests. Associations between stroke risk factors' knowledge and demographic factors were analyzed with one-way ANOVA using SPSS 25 statistical software. <p> <p>Results - Awareness rate of individual stroke risk factors was highest for hypertension (96.5%), followed by obesity (93.3%), smoking (91.9%), elevated total cholesterol (91.0%), physical inactivity (83.4%), elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (81.1%), excessive alcohol drinking (77.0%), and lowest for diabetes (73.3%). For all-8 risk factors, doctors had the highest knowledge, followed by nurses and paramedics lowest (7.11 vs 6.85 vs 6.06, P < 0.05).en_US
dc.identifier.citationOokeditse, Motswakadikgwa, Ookeditse, Masilo, Bogatsu, Lekobe Bc, Mosepele M, Schirmer H, Johnsen SH. Healthcare professionals' knowledge of modifiable stroke risk factors: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey in greater Gaborone, Botswana. eNeurologicalSci. 2021en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1935189
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ensci.2021.100365
dc.identifier.issn2405-6502
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/22629
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journaleNeurologicalSci
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical, dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske, odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710en_US
dc.titleHealthcare professionals' knowledge of modifiable stroke risk factors: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey in greater Gaborone, Botswanaen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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