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Thirty-day mortality rates among young adult stroke patients and their characteristics at Kiruddu and Mulago hospitals in Uganda: A prospective observational cohort study

Article scientifique 2023 Anglais

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Stroke outcomes among young adults in Uganda are unclear. This study therefore determined the clinical characteristics and 30-day outcome among young adults with an acute stroke. In a prospective observational cohort study, 61 young adults with confirmed stroke were followed up for 30 days. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics were collected using a study questionnaire. Kaplan-Meier curves, and modified Poisson regression were performed for factors associated with the 30-day mortality outcome. A third of the screened stroke survivors, (61/195) were young adults aged between 18 and 50 years. About two-thirds were male. More than half were diagnosed with ischaemic strokes while 42.6% had a haemorrhagic stroke. Nearly half (29/61) were known hypertensives, 43% (26/61) had a history of alcohol consumption with 95% classified as dependent on CAGE assessment. Ten percent had a prior smoking history while 29% of the female gender had a prior history of oral contraception use. Twenty-three percent (14/61) of the young stroke patients died within 30 days of stroke onset (95% CI: 0.01, 0. 901). A history of smoking (adjusted prevalence ratio: aPR;5. 094, 95% CI: 3.712, 6. 990) and stroke severity National Institutes of Health Stroke score (NIHSS) >16; Prevalence ratio (PR) -3. 301, 95%CI: 1. 395, 7. 808) and not drinking alcohol (aPR (adjusted prevalence ratio) -7. 247, 95% CI: 4. 491, 11.696) were associated with 30- day mortality. A third of all stroke survivors were young adults. About 23. 3% died within 30 days of stroke onset. Stroke severity and a history of smoking were associated with mortality. Identifying high risk patients and early outpatient follow up may help reduce the 30-day mortality in our settings.

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Nampogo, A., Musubire, A., Bagasha, P., Mbalinda, S., Moore, S., Katabira, E., Sajatovic, M., Kaddumukasa, M. (2023). Thirty-day mortality rates among young adult stroke patients and their characteristics at Kiruddu and Mulago hospitals in Uganda: A prospective observational cohort study. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001892

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Adrian Mwota Nampogo Abdu K Musubire Peace Bagasha Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda Shirley M. Moore Elly Katabira Martha Sajatovic Mark Kaddumukasa

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