Table 1.

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for the Selected Articles

Inclusion	Exclusion
English language literature Original research Articles Studies within sub-Saharan Africa Interventions or Cohort studies Adult participant age 18 yrs. or older Secondary risk reduction	Systematic reviews Case reports Case series Book chapters Posters Abstracts acute stroke management (within 7 days of stroke) Cross-sectional Focused on stroke due to sickle cell or other genetic coagulopathies