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Table 3 Association between Sociodemographic Characteristics and Past Medical History with knowledge on the action to be taken during stroke and Recognition of Stroke Symptoms

From: Knowledge on the action to be taken and recognition of symptoms of stroke in a community: findings from the May Measurement Month 2017 blood pressure screening Programme in Malaysia

Variables

Actions to be taken during stroke

 

Recognition of Stroke Symptoms

Poor Practice, n (%)

Good Practice, n (%)

p-value

Poor Recognition, n (%)

Good Recognition, n (%)

p-value

Age

  

< 0.001

  

0.001

  < 45

614 (31.6)

1328 (68.4)

 

344 (17.6)

1613 (82.4)

 

  ≥ 45

433 (20.4)

1689 (79.6)

 

292 (13.7)

1839 (86.3)

 

Gender

  

0.002

  

0.056

 Male

383 (23.3)

1264 (76.7)

 

279 (16.9)

1373 (83.1)

 

 Female

663 (27.6)

1743 (72.4)

 

356 (14.7)

2069 (85.3)

 

Ethnicity

  

0.001

  

< 0.001

 Malay

422 (27.0)

1143(73.0)

 

184 (11.7)

1383 (88.3)

 

 Non-Malay

348 (22.0)

1237 (78.0)

 

284 (17.9)

1307 (82.1)

 

Marital Status

  

0.762

  

0.644

 Single

99 (31.4)

216 (68.6)

 

57 (17.8)

263 (82.2)

 

 Married

119 (32.5)

247 (67.5)

 

62 (16.5)

314 (83.5)

 

Employment status

 

0.254

  

0.825

 Unemployed

39 (25.8)

112 (74.2)

 

28 (18.1)

127 (81.9)

 

 Employed

90 (31.0)

200 (69.0)

 

51 (17.2)

245 (82.8)

 

Education Level

  

0.048

  

0.126

 None/Primary

22 (23.7)

71 (76.3)

 

21 (22.6)

72 (77.4)

 

 Secondary/Tertiary missing

179 (34.1)

346 (65.9)

 

87 (16.1)

453 (83.9)

 

Smoking

  

0.004

  

0.941

 Yes

71 (31.8)

152 (68.2)

 

33 (14.7)

192 (85.3)

 

 No

597 (23.3)

1963 (76.7)

 

372 (14.5)

2196 (85.5)

 

Alcohol

  

0.426

  

0.153

 Yes

0 (0.0)

2 (100.0)

 

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

 

 No

671 (24.1)

2114 (75.9)

 

404 (14.5)

2391 (85.5)

 

Hypertension

  

0.006

  

0.002

 Yes

48 (5.4)

846 (94.6)

 

15 (10.9)

122 (89.1)

 

 No

234 (8.2)

2634 (91.8)

 

68 (16.4)

346 (83.6)

 

Diabetes

  

< 0.001

  

0.219

 Yes

57 (14.0)

350 (86.0)

 

51 (12.5)

357 (87.5)

 

 No

614 (25.8)

1766 (74.2)

 

354 (14.8)

2035 (85.2_

 

Past History of Heart Attack

 

0.016

  

0.356

 Yes

21 (15.4)

115 (84.6)

 

16 (11.8)

120 (88.2)

 

 No

650 (24.5)

2001 (75.5)

 

389 (14.6)

2272 (84.4)

 

Past History of Stroke

 

0.476

  

0.125

 Yes

13 (20.3)

51 (79.7)

 

5 (7.8)

59 (92.2)

 

 No

658 (24.2)

2065 (75.8)

 

400 (14.6)

2333 (85.4)

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