Socioeconomic status and stroke prevalence in Morocco: results from the Rabat-Casablanca study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke is a growing public health concern in low- and middle- income countries. Improved knowledge about the association between socioeconomic status and stroke in these countries would enable the development of effective stroke prevention and management strategies. This study presents the association between socioeconomic status and the prevalence of stroke in Morocco, a lower middle-income country.

Methods

Data on the prevalence of stroke and stroke-related risk factors were collected during a large population-based survey. The diagnosis of stroke in surviving patients was confirmed by neurologists while health, demographic, and socioeconomic characteristics of households were collected using structured questionnaires. We used Multiple Correspondence Analysis to

SUBMITTER: Engels T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3938460 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature