Table 2.
Awareness of modifiable stroke risk factors among respondents.
|
Doctors |
Nurses |
Paramedics |
Total |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 84 |
N = 227 |
N = 33 |
N = 344 |
||
| N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | p | |
| Elevated total cholesterol | 75(89.3) | 211(93.0) | 27(81.8) | 313(91.0) | 0.895 |
| Elevated LDL cholesterol | 70(83.3) | 187(82.4) | 22(66.7) | 279(81.1) | 0.774 |
| Obesity | 81(96.4) | 211(93.0) | 29(87.9) | 321(93.3) | 0.952 |
| Diabetes | 79(94.0) | 146(64.3) | 27(81.8) | 252(73.3) | 0.162 |
| Hypertension | 81(96.4) | 221(97.4) | 30(90.9) | 332(96.5) | 0.969 |
| Physical inactivity | 70(83.3) | 196(86.3) | 21(63.6) | 287(83.4) | 0.609 |
| Smoking | 81(96.4) | 209(92.1) | 26(78.8) | 316(91.9) | 0.809 |
| Excessive alcohol drinking | 60(71.4) | 185(81.5) | 20(60.6) | 265(77.0) | 0.574 |
| Influenza | 16(19.0) | 48(21.1) | 8(24.2) | 72(20.9) | 0.924 |