Objectives To determine the stroke risk profile of dwellers of Nnewi community in Nigeria.
Methods This was a cross-sectional survey involving consecutively recruited community …

Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing an epidemiologic transition with stroke contributing to
the disease burden. However, community-based stroke prevalence studies are sparse. This …

Background: Stroke is a growing noncommunicable disease in Africa. Though stroke
accounts for a substantial number of medical and neurological admissions in Nigerian …

Background: Socioeconomic transition is changing stroke risk factors in Sub-Saharan Africa.
This study assessed stroke-risk factors and their associated characteristics in urban and …

A stroke is the leading cause of adult mortality and disability. It is the second most common
cause of death globally and may soon become the first cause of death worldwide. Among …

Background The prevalence and incidence of stroke vary from community to community
worldwide. Nonetheless, not much is known about the current epidemiology of stroke in rural …

Stroke is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The case fatality rates
from stroke are two-to three-fold higher in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, than in the …

Background The burden of stroke in Africa is high. Understanding how age associates with
major modifiable stroke risk factors could inform tailored demographic stroke prevention …

Background and Purpose—Stroke in lower and middle-income countries affects a young
and productive age group. Data on factors associated with stroke in the young are sorely …

Background and Purpose—The interplay between sex and the dominant risk factors for
stroke occurrence in sub-Saharan Africa has not been clearly delineated. We compared the …