Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of the Patients (N = 52).
| Variable | Category | n | % |
| Location | |||
| Port Harcourt | 24 | 46.2 | |
| Enugu | 17 | 32.7 | |
| Ibadan | 11 | 21.2 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 25 | 48.1 | |
| Female | 27 | 51.9 | |
| Occupation | |||
| Farmer | 5 | 9.6 | |
| Trader | 11 | 21.2 | |
| Businessman/woman | 10 | 19.2 | |
| Retiree | 8 | 15.4 | |
| Civil Servant | 18 | 34.6 | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 30 – 39 | 3 | 5.8 | |
| 40 – 49 | 2 | 3.9 | |
| 50 – 59 | 18 | 34.6 | |
| 60 – 69 | 16 | 30.8 | |
| 70 – 79 | 10 | 19.2 | |
| 80 – 89 | 3 | 5.8 | |
| Type of Stroke | |||
| Ischaemic | 38 | 73.1 | |
| Haemorrhagic | 14 | 26.9 | |
| Laterality of Stroke | |||
| Right | 29 | 55.8 | |
| Left | 23 | 44.2 | |
| Occurrence of stroke | |||
| Once | 46 | 88.5 | |
| Twice | 6 | 11.5 | |
| Duration of Stay in hospital ward(weeks) | |||
| 0.0 – 2.0 | 6 | 11.5 | |
| 3.0 – 5.0 | 30 | 57.7 | |
| 6.0 – 9.0 | 11 | 21.2 | |
| 10.0 – 13.0 | 4 | 7.7 | |
| > 13.00 | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Duration of PT before discharge (weeks) | |||
| 0.0 – 2.0 | 27 | 51.9 | |
| 3.0 – 5.0 | 20 | 38.5 | |
| 6.0 – 9.0 | 5 | 9.6 |