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Stroke Prevalence in a Coastal Town on the Black Sea Coast in Turkey: Community Based Study
Cansu Köseoğlu Toksoy1, Cem Bölük2, Ülkü Türk Börü2
1Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey.
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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