Stroke risk factors in an incident population in urban and rural Tanzania: a prospective, community-based, case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of stroke on health systems in low-income and middle-income countries is increasing. However, high-quality data for modifiable stroke risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce, with no community based, case-control studies previously published. We aimed to identify risk factors for stroke in an incident population from rural and urban Tanzania.

Methods

Stroke cases from urban Dar-es-Salaam and the rural Hai district were recruited in a wider study of stroke incidence between June 15, 2003, and June 15, 2006. We included cases with fi rst-ever and recurrent stroke. Community-acquired controls recruited from the background census populations of the two study regions were matched with cases for age and sex and were interviewed and assessed. Data relati

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC3986030 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature