Table 2.
Correct stroke definition and proper actions required in case of stroke reported by participants grouped by gender, age group, place of residence, education level, and profession.
| Stroke Knowledge (n, %) | Action Taken (n, %) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correct Stroke Definition | Stroke Is an Emergency | Requires Hospitalization | Call an Emergency Service | Go to GP | Wait | |||||||
| All | 834 | 73.5% | 1052 | 92.8% | 1106 | 97.5% | 937 | 82.6% | 157 | 13.8% | 68 | 6.0% |
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| male | 287 | 75.1% | 342 | 89.5% | 368 | 96.3% | 304 | 79.6% | 60 | 15.7% | 29 | 7.6% |
| female | 547 | 72.7% | 710 | 94.4% | 738 | 98.1% | 633 | 84.2% | 97 | 12.9% | 39 | 5.2% |
| Age group | ||||||||||||
| <45 years | 514 | 73.1% | 658 | 93.6% | 689 | 98.0% | 578 | 82.2% | 97 | 13.8% | 46 | 6.5% |
| ≥45 years | 320 | 74.2% | 394 | 91.4% | 417 | 96.8% | 359 | 83.3% | 60 | 13.9% | 22 | 5.1% |
| Place of residence | ||||||||||||
| urban | 560 | 76.2% | 683 | 92.9% | 720 | 98.0% | 618 | 84.1% | 93 | 12.7% | 43 | 5.9% |
| rural | 274 | 68.7% | 369 | 92.5% | 386 | 96.7% | 319 | 79.9% | 64 | 16.0% | 25 | 6.3% |
| Education duration | ||||||||||||
| <10 years | 190 | 67.6% | 251 | 89.3% | 270 | 96.1% | 219 | 77.9% | 50 | 17.8% | 23 | 8.2% |
| >10 years | 644 | 75.5% | 801 | 93.9% | 836 | 98.0% | 718 | 84.2% | 107 | 12.5% | 45 | 5.3% |
| Stroke in relatives or friends | ||||||||||||
| yes | 259 | 79.2% | 308 | 94.2% | 322 | 98.5% | 293 | 89.6% | 24 | 7.3% | 15 | 4.6% |
| no | 575 | 71.2% | 744 | 92.2% | 784 | 97.1% | 644 | 79.8% | 133 | 16.5% | 53 | 6.6% |
| Profession | ||||||||||||
| white-collar worker | 346 | 76.5% | 423 | 93.6% | 442 | 97.8% | 391 | 86.5% | 50 | 11.1% | 22 | 4.9% |
| retired | 183 | 67.0% | 245 | 89.7% | 265 | 97.1% | 223 | 81.7% | 41 | 15.0% | 18 | 6.6% |
| manual worker | 163 | 72.4% | 206 | 91.6% | 218 | 96.9% | 170 | 75.6% | 42 | 18.7% | 19 | 8.4% |
| unemployed | 56 | 72.7% | 75 | 97.4% | 75 | 97.4% | 62 | 80.5% | 12 | 15.6% | 4 | 5.2% |
| health care worker | 61 | 82.4% | 71 | 95.9% | 73 | 98.6% | 62 | 83.8% | 10 | 13.5% | 3 | 4.1% |
| company owner | 25 | 75.8% | 32 | 97.0% | 33 | 100.0% | 29 | 87.9% | 2 | 6.1% | 2 | 6.1% |
Note: Between-groups comparisons performed with chi-squared test, bold indicates p < 0.05. Proportions in the Profession category were not analyzed. Responses “Go to GP” and “Wait” were not analyzed separately, as they were the part of multiple choice question pertaining to an emergency action.