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Studies considering emotional disturbances in the setting of stroke have primarily focused on depression and been conducted in high‐income countries. Anxiety in stroke survivors, which may be associated with its own unique sets of risk factors and clinical parameters, has been rarely investigated in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). We assess the characteristics of anxiety and anxiety‐depression comorbidity in a SSA sample of recent stroke survivors.

We assessed baseline data being collected as part of an intervention to improve one‐year blood pressure control among recent (≤1 month) stroke survivors in SSA. Anxiety in this patient population was measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), while the community screening instrument for dementia was used to evaluate cognitive functioning. Independent associations were assessed using logistic regression …