A study of risk factors for stroke among people in Nakhon Phanom province

Abstract

This study was a descriptive research on the risk factors for stroke among people in Nakhon Phanom province. By studying in the people of Nakhon Phanom. The qualification is determined. People aged 15 and over have a history of more than one year in Nakhon Phanom province. The data were collected by questionnaire interview. The questionnaires developed by the researcher consisted of two parts: the general questionnaire consisting of gender, age, marital status, religion, education level, occupation, monthly income Right to treatment The disease is a stroke. And family history of stroke. And the risk factors for stroke. The reliability of the KR-20 questionnaire was used to collect the data. The reliability of the data was analyzed by descriptive statistics from June to July 2019. The study indicated that Analysis of risk factors for stroke. The univariate analysis revealed that the risk factors for stroke were high blood pressure OR = 101.165, 95% CI of OR = 45.410-225.373, p = 0.000, fat factor The OR = 4.267, 95% CI of OR = 1.927-9.480, p = 0.000 and the OR = 2.198, 95% CI of OR = 1.084-4.457, p = 0.026 were statistically significant At the 0.05 level and from the multiple logistic regression analysis. Hypertension and diabetes are risk factors for stroke. At the 0.05 level, OR = 144.943, 95% CI of OR = 56.542-380.778, p = 0.000 and OR = 143.533, 95% CI of OR = 57.864- 392.614, p = 0.000 respectively. This study shows the risk factors for stroke among people in Nakhon Phanom province. Therefore, medical and public health workers People should be cautious about such factors. The focus is on behavior change in high-risk patients with hypertension, diabetes, high blood lipid levels to prevent further stroke.