Participants with stroke | n = 30 | (%) | n = 9 |
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Age (years) Mean (SD) | 54 (15.5) | – | 52 |
Range | 22–77 | (26–70) | |
Age, at onset of stroke (years) | |||
Mean | 47 | ||
Range | (10–69) | ||
Gender: Men | 16 | 53 | 4 |
Women | 14 | 47 | 5 |
Members in a household Mean (SD) | 5.8 (2.3) | ||
Number of children living at home (< 18 years) Mean (SD) | 3.8 (5.3) | ||
Level of education | |||
No education | 2 | 6 | |
Primary school | 5 | 17 | |
Secondary school | 11 | 37 | |
Tertiary school | 3 | 10 | |
University | 9 | 30 | |
Housing after stroke | |||
Lives in own house | 20 | 69 | |
Does not live in own house | 9 | 31 | |
Marital status now | |||
Married, living together | 21 | 70 | 6 |
Married, not living together | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Single/widow | 8 | 27 | |
Uses assistive aids now | 14 | 48 | |
Working now/before stroke | 14/25 | 56/86 | 4/ |
Source of Livelihood before/now | 24/20 | 86/69 | |
Dependency Barthel Index (BI) | |||
Dependency (0–59) | 4 | 14 | |
Moderate dependency (60–90) | 15 | 52 | |
Independent (91–100) | 10 | 34 | |
Type of stroke | |||
Ischemic | 15 | 54 | |
Hemorrhagic | 7 | 25 | |
Do not know | 6 | 21 | |
Hemisphere | |||
Right | 15 | 55 | 3 |
Left | 11 | 41 | 6 |
Both | 1 | 4 | |
Handedness | |||
Right | 24 | 80 | |
Left | 6 | 20 | |
Speech productions | |||
No aphasia | 19 | 65 | |
Limited vocabulary | 9 | 31 | |
Aphasic | 1 | 3 | |
Hand motor power | |||
Normal strength | 9 | 32 | |
Motor Impairment | 10 | 36 | |
Paralysis | 9 | 32 | |
Gait | |||
Walks 5 m without aid | 19 | 68 | |
Walks with aid | 2 | 7 | |
Walks with aid &help of another person | 4 | 14 | |
Unable to walk | 3 | 11 | |
Orientation (correct for time, place & person) | 22 | 76 | |
Diabetes | 12 | 40 | 7 |
Hypertension | 19 | 65 | 9 |
Hypertension medication | 17 | – | |
Received after stroke | |||
Medical health care | 26 | 87 | |
Rehabilitation | 27 | 90 | |
Interventions from traditional healer | 9 | 32 | |
Modified Rankin Scale Mean (range) | 2.7 (1–4) | ||
Weight (kg) Mean (range) | 72.8 (61.4–83.4) | ||
Height (cm) Mean (range) | 164 (148–178.0) | ||
BMI (kg/m2) Mean (range) | 27.1 (24–29.9) | ||
WC (cm) Mean (range) | |||
men (n = 4) | 96 (88–107) | ||
women (n = 5) | 101 (90–108) |