Table 3 Clinical profile
From: Missed golden hours of stroke patients at Zweditu Memorial Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Underlying illness | |
Hypertension | 51 (56.7%) |
Diabetes | 3 (3.3%) |
Cardiac | 4 (4.4%) |
No Known Illness | 18 (20%) |
Hypertension and Diabetes | 10 (11.1%) |
Hypertension And Cardiac | 3 (3.3%) |
Hypertension And HIV | 1 (1.1%) |
Follow Up Status | |
Yes | 34 (37.8%) |
No | 23 (25.6%) |
New | 33 (36.7%) |
Drug Adherence Level | |
Low | 15 (16.7%) |
Medium | 6 (6.7%) |
High | 26 (28.9%) |
Not On Medication | 42 (46.7%) |
Missing | 1 (1.1%) |
Substance Use | |
Chews Chat | 1 (1.1%) |
Smoking | 6 (6.7%) |
Alcohol | 3 (3.3%) |
No | 73 (81.1%) |
Chat, Smoking and Alcohol | 4 (4.4%) |
Missing | 3 (3.3%) |
Where Did the Symptoms Appear First | |
Home | 80 (88.9%) |
Workplace | 5 (5.6%) |
Street | 2 (2.2%) |
Prison | 2 (2.2%) |
Missing | 1 (1.1%) |
The Type Of Stroke | |
Ischemic | 45 (50%) |
Hemorrhagic | 42 (46.7%) |
Missing | 3 (3.3%) |
Was It the First Time | |
First Time | 75 (83.3%) |
Recurrent | 13 (14.4%) |
Missing | 2 (2.2%) |
Chief Complaint | |
Hemiparesis | 70 (77.8%) |
Failure To Communicate | 4 (4.4%) |
Gait Abnormality | 1 (1.1%) |
Headache | 1 (1.1%) |
Missing | 3(3.3%) |
Loss of consciousness | 6 (6.7%) |
Seizure | 5 (5.6%) |