Prevalence of Lebanese stroke survivors: A comparative pilot study

Nathalie Lahoud; Pascale Salameh; Nadine Saleh; Hassan Hosseini

doi:10.1016/j.jegh.2015.10.001

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Prevalence of Lebanese stroke survivors: A comparative pilot study

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Nathalie Lahoud^a^{, b}^{, *}^,nathalie.lahoud@hotmail.com, Pascale Salameh^c, Nadine Saleh^d, Hassan Hosseini^a^{, e}

^aExcitabilité Nerveuse et Thérapeutique, EA 4391, Université Paris Est, Créteil, France

^bLebanese University, Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology, Hadath, Lebanon

^cLebanese American University, School of Pharmacy, Byblos, Lebanon

^dFaculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon

^eHenri Mondor Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France

^*Corresponding author at: Gebran Taouk Building 56, Maguy El Hajj Street, Bauchrieh 1203, Lebanon.

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Nathalie Lahoudnathalie.lahoud@hotmail.com

Received 29 September 2015, Accepted 8 October 2015, Available Online 24 October 2015.

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Keywords: Stroke; Prevalence; Epidemiology; Lebanon; Arab countries
Abstract: Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and its late burden has mainly been attributable to developing countries. Lebanon is one of these countries where epidemiological studies on stroke burden are scarce but necessary. Thus, the present study was conducted to assess the prevalence of stroke survivors among Lebanese inhabitants. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using randomly selected landline phone numbers on all governorates to retrieve data on stroke survivors and their sociodemographic characteristics. Results were then standardized over the Lebanese and the World Health Organization (WHO) world populations. A total of 6963 Lebanese inhabitants were included in the study; among these were 56 stroke survivors. This led to an adjusted stroke prevalence of 0.50% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.33–0.66%] and a world-standardized prevalence of 0.60% (95% CI = 0.42–0.78%). A significantly higher stroke prevalence was found among older age groups and more socioeconomically privileged areas. Overall, the study showed a relatively higher prevalence of stroke in this sample of Lebanese inhabitants when compared to other developing countries. However, larger community-based studies with a clinical assessment of stroke cases are needed to confirm our findings.
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Journal: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue: 6 - 3
Pages: 169 - 176
Publication Date: 2015/10/24
ISSN (Online): 2210-6014
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