Samy I McFarlane
Department of Medicine and Endocrinology, State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 50, Brooklyn, New York, 11203,
Russia
Research Article
Racial Disparity in Stroke Awareness in the US: An Analysis of the 2014
National Health Interview Survey
Author(s): Nwakile Ojike, Seixas Azizi, Alina Masters-Israilov, April Rogers, Joe Ravenell, Girardin Jean-Louis, Gbenga Ogedegbe and Samy I McFarlaneNwakile Ojike, Seixas Azizi, Alina Masters-Israilov, April Rogers, Joe Ravenell, Girardin Jean-Louis, Gbenga Ogedegbe and Samy I McFarlane
Background/Aims: Stroke is a leading cause of premature death and disability, and increasing the proportion of individuals who are aware of stroke symptoms is a target objective of the Healthy people 2020 project.
Methods: We used data from the 2014 Supplement of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to assess the prevalence of stroke symptom knowledge and awareness. We also tested, using a logistic regression model, the hypothesis that individuals who have knowledge of all 5 stroke symptoms will be have a greater likelihood to activate Emergency Medical Services (EMS) if a stroke is suspected.
Results: From the 36,697 participants completing the survey 51% were female. In the entire sample, the ageadjusted awareness rate of stroke symptoms/calling 911 was 66.1%. Knowledge of the 5 stroke symptoms plus importance o.. View More»
