| Summary: | Objective: Various hospital-based studies have been
conducted to identify the risk factors of stroke. There
are no studies to examine the prevalence of stroke
patients based on the risk factors on communities,
whereas the knowledge of the prevalence of stroke
patients based on the risk factors is very important.
This research is aimed to analyze the prevalence of
stroke in three sub-districts in Kabupaten Magelang,
East Java.
Method and the place of the research: This research
used cross-sectional descriptive method in four
community health centers in three sub-districts in
Kabupaten Magelang, East Java. The data sources in this
research are the medical records of ischemic stroke
patients who come to four health center in 2012.
Sampling technique was conducted by non-probability
sampling with a type of concecutive sampling. A
checklist is the instrument of collecting data and a
computer with SPSS program to input and analyze the
data.
Result: The result of the research analysis shows that
167 patients who are stroke diagnosed on the first
visit carrying the risk factors of diabetes mellitus,
obesity, smoking, hypertension and heart disease. The
risk factors of one patient can be vary, which can have
one or more risk factors.
Conclusion: Cerebrovascular disease and meningeal
hemorrhage are parts of stroke. The risk factors that
generally can cause a person to have a stroke are age,
gender, hypertension, obesity, diabetes mellitus,
smoking, and alcohol consumption.
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