TITLE:
Knowledge about Stroke among Workers in Public and Private Enterprises in Brazzaville and Their Attitudes towards Stroke Victims
AUTHORS:
Josué Euberma Diatewa, Cécilia Océane Kwama-Matiti, Ghislain Armel Mpandzou, Dinah Happhia Boubayi Motoula-Latou, Eliot Prince Galiéni Sounga-Banzouzi, Paul Macaire Ossou-Nguiet
KEYWORDS:
Stroke, Knowledge, Attitudes, Enterprises, Brazzaville
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Neuroscience,
Vol.12 No.4,
November
15,
2022
ABSTRACT: Background: Stroke
causes multiple complications, sequelae and a high mortality rate. Therefore,
it is important to initiate or improve stroke awareness. Objectives: To
assess knowledge about stroke among workers, explore workers’ attitudes towards
stroke victims and identify factors influencing knowledge about stroke and
workers’ attitudes. Methods: It was an analytical cross-sectional study.
It was conducted from 16 August to 30 December 2020 (4.5 months). It was
carried out in public and private enterprises in the formal sector in
Brazzaville. It focused on workers aged 19 years and above. The study variables
were socio-professional, psychosocial, epidemiological and clinical. Results: This study included 543 workers who fulfilled inclusion criteria. The knowledge
scores for at least one warning sign and one risk factor were 74% and 77.7%,
respectively. The average knowledge scores for warning signs and risk factors
were 11.4% and 16.7%, respectively. For prevention measures, average knowledge
score was 16.5%. The average score of knowledge for items related to
post-stroke life of stroke victims was 78.3%. The average rate of positive
attitudes of workers towards stroke victims was 81.4%. The determinants of
knowledge about stroke were education (p = 0.039) and information (p = 0.040).
The factors influencing workers’ normal attitude were education (p = 0.023) and
knowledge about stroke (p Conclusion: Although the
attitudes towards stroke victims are overall good, the level of knowledge about
warning signs, risk factors and prevention measures is low. Because of this, it
is important to organize public regular awareness and education campaigns in
order to improve and increase knowledge about stroke.