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Table 2 Knowledge of stroke risk factors and warning signs of the study participants

From: Community awareness of stroke in Accra, Ghana

Variable

Frequency

%

Risk factors

  

*Lack of exercise

256

37

*Hypertension

239

34

*Alcohol

231

33

*High Cholesterol

222

32

Family history of stroke

194

28

*Smoking

167

24

Stress

155

22

*Heart disease

125

18

Obesity

97

14

Poor eating

83

12

*Diabetes

90

13

No knowledge of risk factors

139

19

Warning signs

  

*Numbness (on one side)

304

44

*Weakness (on one side)

266

38

*Slurred speech

256

37

*Severe headache

173

25

*Numbness (on any side)

147

21

*Dizziness

117

17

*Weakness (on any side)

104

15

*Vision problems

103

15

Shortness of breath

90

13

Unspecified pain

79

11

No knowledge of warning signs

152

22

  1. *established stroke risk factor or warning sign.