Epidemiological Study of Cerebrovascular Stroke in Minia Governorate (The Aural Community) | ||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Volume 30, Issue 1, March 2019, Pages 184-187 PDF (61.2 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.222885 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed A. Yehia; Mohamed M. Mohamed; Mohamed M. Abd El Kader; Youanes M. Wahba | ||
| Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, El-Minia Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: The term cerebrovascular disease (CVD) includes all disorders in which an area of the brain is temporarily or permanently affected by ischemia or hemorrhage, with one or more of the cerebral blood vessels affected by disease. Aim of the work: The main aims of the current study are: (1) To determine the point prevalence of cerebrovascular stroke in the rural community of Minia governorate. (2) To determine the correlation between cerebrovascular stroke and various risk factors (e.g.: hypertension, diabetes, smoking, alcohol consumption, previous stroke, cardiac disease, and positive family history, etc.). Patients and Methods: Research design and settings: This was a community based door- to- door descriptive cross sectional study conducted on the inhabitants of Elborgaya village: one of Minia governorate villages. Results: I -Demographic data The overall population involved in this study was 10,169 persons; all were inhabitant of Elborgaya rural region of Minia governorate. Discussion: The main aims of the current study were: 1-to determine the point prevalence of cerebrovascular stroke in the rural community of Minia governorate. 2- To determine the correlation between cerebrovascular stroke and various risk factors (e.g.: hypertension, diabetes, smoking, alcohol consumption, previous stroke, cardiac disease, and positive family history of stroke, etc.). Recommendations: 1- There is a need for high-quality epidemiological studies with large samples of populations in Egypt to monitor stroke prevalence and incidence and to allow meaningful comparisons globally. 2- Public health education and prevention efforts in Egypt will be enhanced with well-designed population-based studies. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| cerebrovascular disease; ischemia or hemorrhage; risk factors | ||
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