Abstract:
Background: Because of poor health care service delivery and a low level of public awareness of the disease the
incidence and disability rate of stroke has been increased. The study aimed to assess the knowledge, prevention
practice, and associated socio-demographic factors towards stroke among hypertensive and diabetic patients.
Method: Cross-sectional based study design was applied on hypertensive and diabetic patients after they were
selected with a simple random sampling technique. The data were collected with a structured intervieweradministered questionnaire.
Result: All the computed 382 respondents responded with a response rate of 100%. Among the participants
52.36% were males. The finding showed that the respondents had 36.65% and 42.67% good knowledge and
prevention practice of stroke respectively. The associated demographic factors with good knowledge of stroke
were urban residency [AOR, (95% CI), 4.54 (2.23–9.25)], Age <50 years [AOR, 95% CI; 1.80 (1.06–3.05)],
educational status [AOR, 95% CI; 2.78 (1.45–5.31)], monthly income [AOR.95% CI; 1.98 (1.15–3.40)] and >5
years’ duration of the disease [AOR, 95% CI; 1.94 (1.15–3.27)]. Similarly, urban residency [AOR, (95% CI); 1.91
(1.06–3.43)], being educated [AOR, 95% CI; 2.98 (1.67–5.31) monthly income [AOR, 95% CI; 2 (1.20–3.32)]
and medical condition become hypertension (HTN) with Diabetes mellitus (DM) [AOR, 95% CI; 2.068
(1.20–3.57)] were strongly associated factors with good prevention practice of stroke. However, the occupational
status being Farmer [AOR, 95% CI; 0.31 (0.107–0.91)] was preventive against good prevention practice of
stroke.
Conclusion: The study showed that the respondent’s level of knowledge and prevention practice towards stroke
was limite
