Knowledge and awareness of stroke in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of the general population [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Background: The study aimed to assess stroke knowledge among the general population in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and determine the factors associated with stroke awareness among people. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the UAE between September and November 2021. The general po...
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| author | Muna Barakat Eyman Eltayib Feras Jirjees Yassen Alfoteih Husam AlSalamat Zainab Khidhair Zelal Kharaba Hala Al-Obaidi Souheil Hallit Diana Malaeb Hassan Hosseini Sara Mansour |
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| description | Background: The study aimed to assess stroke knowledge among the general population in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and determine the factors associated with stroke awareness among people. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the UAE between September and November 2021. The general population has self-administered an online bilingual survey (Arabic and English) distributed via social media platforms. The questionnaire covered general knowledge about stroke risk factors, consequences of stroke, and responding to somebody with acute stroke attack. Results: A total of 545 surveys were completed, with more than half of the participants being female (58.5%), married (55.4%) and employed (59.4%). The majority were less than 50 years old (90.5%) and had a university degree (71.0%). Many of the participants (70.8%) had a good general knowledge of stroke; however, around 20% of the participants were able to recognize all symptoms and risk factors of stroke. The most common sources of stroke-related information were the internet/social media (53.6%). Females were better able to correctly identify at least one stroke symptom and outcome than males (p=0.008). University education has significantly affected participants’ ability to identify early stroke symptoms (p=0.001) correctly. In addition, diabetic people were more likely to recognize at least one stroke outcome than non-diabetic people (p=0.039). Conclusions: The knowledge of stroke was good among highly educated people and females. However, the awareness of all stroke risk factors, symptoms, consequences and risk factors was inadequate among the general population of the UAE. Thus, there is still a gap between recognition of the relevant stroke and taking action among people. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-359aa7f73a3d4c668685f9049628f12b2023-10-20T00:00:01ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022023-10-0112157179Knowledge and awareness of stroke in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of the general population [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]Muna Barakat0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7966-1172Eyman Eltayib1Feras Jirjees2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6265-0808Yassen Alfoteih3Husam AlSalamat4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3455-7491Zainab Khidhair5Zelal Kharaba6Hala Al-Obaidi7Souheil Hallit8https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6918-5689Diana Malaeb9Hassan Hosseini10Sara Mansour11Applied Science Private University, Amman, JordanJouf University, Sakaka, Al Jowf, Saudi ArabiaUniversity of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesCity University Ajman, Ajman, United Arab EmiratesThe University of Jordan, Amman, Amman Governorate, JordanUniversity of Baghdad, Baghdad, IraqAl Ain University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAjman University, Ajman, United Arab EmiratesPsychiatric Hospital of the Cross, JalEddib, LebanonGulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab EmiratesUniversite Paris-Est Creteil Val de Marne, Créteil, Île-de-France, FranceLebanese International University, Beqaa, LebanonBackground: The study aimed to assess stroke knowledge among the general population in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and determine the factors associated with stroke awareness among people. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the UAE between September and November 2021. The general population has self-administered an online bilingual survey (Arabic and English) distributed via social media platforms. The questionnaire covered general knowledge about stroke risk factors, consequences of stroke, and responding to somebody with acute stroke attack. Results: A total of 545 surveys were completed, with more than half of the participants being female (58.5%), married (55.4%) and employed (59.4%). The majority were less than 50 years old (90.5%) and had a university degree (71.0%). Many of the participants (70.8%) had a good general knowledge of stroke; however, around 20% of the participants were able to recognize all symptoms and risk factors of stroke. The most common sources of stroke-related information were the internet/social media (53.6%). Females were better able to correctly identify at least one stroke symptom and outcome than males (p=0.008). University education has significantly affected participants’ ability to identify early stroke symptoms (p=0.001) correctly. In addition, diabetic people were more likely to recognize at least one stroke outcome than non-diabetic people (p=0.039). Conclusions: The knowledge of stroke was good among highly educated people and females. However, the awareness of all stroke risk factors, symptoms, consequences and risk factors was inadequate among the general population of the UAE. Thus, there is still a gap between recognition of the relevant stroke and taking action among people.https://f1000research.com/articles/12-1112/v2Stroke Knowledge risk factor of stroke source of information UAEeng |
| spellingShingle | Muna Barakat Eyman Eltayib Feras Jirjees Yassen Alfoteih Husam AlSalamat Zainab Khidhair Zelal Kharaba Hala Al-Obaidi Souheil Hallit Diana Malaeb Hassan Hosseini Sara Mansour Knowledge and awareness of stroke in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of the general population [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] F1000Research Stroke Knowledge risk factor of stroke source of information UAE eng |
| title | Knowledge and awareness of stroke in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of the general population [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_full | Knowledge and awareness of stroke in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of the general population [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and awareness of stroke in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of the general population [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and awareness of stroke in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of the general population [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_short | Knowledge and awareness of stroke in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of the general population [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_sort | knowledge and awareness of stroke in the united arab emirates a cross sectional study of the general population version 2 peer review 1 approved 2 approved with reservations |
| topic | Stroke Knowledge risk factor of stroke source of information UAE eng |
| url | https://f1000research.com/articles/12-1112/v2 |
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