Open AccessLevel of awareness regarding stroke among Riyadh population
Author(s) -
Mohammed K. T. Abutaima,
Ammar Almaghrabi,
Rashed Alhazzaa,
Abdullah Alaydaa,
Abdulhakim Alshuraymi,
Meshari Alzahim,
Sohaib Ashour,
Mohammed Alayed,
Mukhlid Alshamrani,
Ammar Khalifa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1304_20
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , incidence (geometry) , cross sectional study , population , family medicine , environmental health , mechanical engineering , physics , pathology , optics , engineering
Stroke is known to be the second leading cause of death and persistent disability worldwide, with 5.5 million deaths each year. Public knowledge regarding risk factors, signs and symptoms and the prevention of stroke is an important factor in reducing the incidence of stroke.