Knowledge of stroke prevention among hypertensive patients at Gia Loc district medical center in Hai Duong province in 2023

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Objectives: This study aimed to describe the knowledge of stroke prevention among hypertensive patients who were treated at Gia Loc district medical center, Hai Duong province in 2023. Subjects and research methods: A cross-sectional description was conducted on 178 hypertensive patients who were treated at Gia Loc district medical center, Hai Duong province from April to August 2023, using the convenient sampling method. Results: 71.3% of the participants had knowledge at a satisfactory level, of which 45.5% of patients answered correctly about persons at high risk of stroke. 66.3% of the patients had correct knowledge in terms of all signs of stroke. There were 45.5% of patients provided correct knowledge in terms of persons at high risk of stroke. Regarding risk factors that can cause stroke, 52.2% of patients presented correct knowledge about risk factors that may cause stroke. 77% of patients had correct knowledge about methods avoid the risk of stroke. In terms of knowledge about stroke prevention, 70.9% of hypertensive patients had knowledge at a satisfactory level, 29.1% of hypertensive patients had knowledge at an unsatisfactory level. Conclusion: Patients’ knowledge of stroke prevention is relatively high.