在埃塞俄比亚,关于中风及其风险因素和警告症状的知识,态度和实践
Yohannes Girma Legese1,2, Heran Gethachew3,4, Foad Akmel3,4
1Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia. Yohannesgirma199@gmail.com.
BMC neurology
|November 4, 2025
概括
大多数埃塞俄比亚人对中风症状和风险因素缺乏足够的知识,态度和实践 (KAP). 提高公众意识对于及时治疗中风和降低死亡率至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 神经学 神经学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,中风是导致死亡的首要原因,在低收入和中等收入国家造成的负担很大.
- 在埃塞俄比亚,中风导致6.23%的死亡,这突显了严重的公共卫生问题.
- 推迟识别中风症状和风险因素有助于治疗结果不佳和死亡率.
研究的目的:
- 评估埃塞俄比亚吉玛居民对中风,其风险因素和警告标志的知识,态度和实践 (KAP).
- 在研究群体中发现公众对中风事件的理解和准备方面的差距.
主要方法:
- 一项基于社区的横截面研究于2025年4月至6月在埃塞俄比亚的吉玛进行.
- 使用系统的随机抽样来招募参与者.
- 数据采用奥里莫法语,阿姆哈拉语和英语问卷收集,并使用SPSS进行分析.
主要成果:
- 该研究包括31-50岁 (62.3%) 的参与者.
- 只有41.9%的参与者表现出足够的关于中风的知识,态度和实践 (KAP);58.1%的人没有足够的KAP.
- 与更好的KAP相关的因素包括年龄 (30-50岁),高等教育,就业状况,个人/家庭中风病史和定期健康检查.
结论:
- 在被研究的埃塞俄比亚人口中,中风意识,态度和反应存在显著的缺陷.
- 这些发现强调,迫切需要有针对性的公共卫生干预措施,以改善埃塞俄比亚中风相关的KAP.
- 提高公众的知识和准备对于减轻中风的影响至关重要.
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