Table 3.

Management pattern among patients who had a stroke hospitalised at Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialised hospital, northwest Ethiopia

Management practice	Categories	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Medication history	Enalapril	73	12.2
	Oral hypoglycaemic	45	7.5
	Nifedipine	54	9.0
	Hydrochlorothiazide	38	6.4
	Nifedipine+hydrochlorothiazide	32	5.4
	Atorvastatin	27	4.5
	Phenytoin	24	4.0
	Insulin	15	2.5
	Others*	25	4.2
	None	264	44.2
Medications used to treat stroke during hospitalisation	ASA+atorvastatin	352	59.0
	Supportive therapy/physiotherapy	103	17.3
	ASA	54	9.0
	Atorvastatin	52	8.7
	ASA+atorvastatin+physiotherapy	36	6.0
Concomitantly administered drugs for hospitalised patients who had a stroke	Cimetidine	154	25.8
	Ceftriaxone+metronidazole+cimetidine	110	18.4
	Heparin	71	11.9
	Ceftriaxone+metronidazole	52	8.7
	Mannitol	52	8.7
	Bisacodyl	43	7.2
	Metoprolol	34	5.7
	Warfarin	30	5.0
	Mannitol+ranitidine	32	5.4
	Ceftriaxone+cimetidine	19	3.2
Medications give at discharge for treatment of stroke	ASA	321	53.8
	ASA+atorvastatin	97	16.2
	Atorvastatin	78	13.1
Concurrently prescribed drug prescribed during discharge	Nifedipine	147	24.6
	Metoprolol	91	15.2
	Ranitidine	89	14.9
	Enalapril	82	13.7
	Omeprazole	41	6.9
	Phenytoin	28	4.7
	Digoxin	18	3.0

*HAART, salbutamol, antibiotics and anticancer.

ASA, acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin); HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy.