infectious-diseases-std-aids-2018-posters-abstracts

Infectious Diseases

and STD-AIDS

Infectious Diseases and STD-AIDS 2018

Journal of Transmitted Diseases and Immunity

ISSN 2471-8084

A p r i l 2 6 , 2 7 2 0 1 8

R o m e , I t a l y

Page 63

J Transm Dis Immun 2018 Volume 2

DOI: 10.21767/2573-0320-C1-003

Background:

The global burden of disease report indicates that 80% of stroke deaths occur in low and middle income regions. In

Ethiopia, stroke has been consistently reported as one of the three leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the past years.

Objective:

The objective of this study was to assess outcomes pattern and associated factors among hospitalized stroke patients

from March 14/2012- March 8/2017 G.C in Shashemene Referral Hospital, Ethiopia.

Method:

A retrospective reviewof all stroke patientswho full fill the inclusion criteria from2012-2017was conducted. Demographic

characteristics, risk factors, stroke types and their hospital outcome were reviewed. Data collectors were trained. Descriptive and

logistic regressions were done. P<0.05 is considered to be significant.

Result:

During the study period, a total of 73 stroke patients were recruited, of which 65.8% was ischemic stroke. Hypertension

(52.05%) was the common co-morbid disease. More than half (54.79%) of the patients were improved. Dyslipidemics were

prescribed to 68.49% of patients and the most popular antiplatelet was Aspirin, which was prescribed to 61.64%. Age, sex, type

of stroke and type of co-morbidity were not significant predictors of stroke treatment outcome.

Conclusion:

Ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke encountered. More than half of the patients were improved. All

of the independent variables considered in this study were not associated to treatment outcomes.

Factors affecting treatment outcome of hospital-

ized stroke patients at Shashemene referral

hospital, west Arsi Zone, Ethiopia

Gobezie Temesgen and Berhanu Teshome

Ambo University, Ethiopia