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Awareness of stroke risk factors and preventive health practices among Federal Civil Servants in Ogun state, Nigeria.

Authors: Anyasor Chiamaka , Aina Obafemi Bolajoko

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: International Journal Of Health Sciences And Research.

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Background: Stroke is a growing public health problem worldwide. It is most especially common among regions with limited resources and high disease burden with low per capita income such as Nigeria, where 60% of the Nigerian populace lives below 40% of the poverty line. Civil servants form a significant population of the vulnerable group at risk of stroke in Nigeria. Hence this study aims to investigate stroke awareness, its risk factors and preventive health practices of stroke among federal civil servants in Ogun State, Nigeria. Methods: Study utilized a work-place based survey design, adopting a systematic randomized sampling technique to recruit 400 participants for this study. A self-designed questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents. 384 questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed using SPSS 20.0 version. Results: Majority (91.9%) of the respondents have heard about stroke. However, they lack adequate information on some associated health risk factors attributed to stroke. Also, stroke preventive health practices among the respondent is poor. Although more than half (60.7%) of the respondents said they carryout routine medical check-up, their practice of dietary intake is inadequate. There is a statistical difference (P<0>

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Anyasor,C. Aina,O.B . (2017). Awareness of stroke risk factors and preventive health practices among Federal Civil Servants in Ogun state, Nigeria., 7 (), 202-202.

Anyasor,C. Aina,O.B . "Awareness of stroke risk factors and preventive health practices among Federal Civil Servants in Ogun state, Nigeria." 7, no (), (2017): 202-202.

Anyasor,C. and Aina,O.B and . (2017). Awareness of stroke risk factors and preventive health practices among Federal Civil Servants in Ogun state, Nigeria., 7 (), pp202-202.

AnyasorC, AinaOB, . Awareness of stroke risk factors and preventive health practices among Federal Civil Servants in Ogun state, Nigeria.. 2017, 7 ():202-202.

Anyasor,Chiamaka , and Aina,Obafemi Bolajoko . "Awareness of stroke risk factors and preventive health practices among Federal Civil Servants in Ogun state, Nigeria.", 7 . (2017) : 202-202.

A.Chiamaka & A.Obafemi Bolajoko , "Awareness of stroke risk factors and preventive health practices among Federal Civil Servants in Ogun state, Nigeria." vol.7, no., pp. 202-202, 2017.

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