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Burden of stroke in Bangladesh
- Source :
- International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society. 8(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Bangladesh. The World Health Organization ranks Bangladesh's mortality rate due to stroke as number 84 in the world. The reported prevalence of stroke in Bangladesh is 0·3%, although no data on stroke incidence have been recorded. Hospital-based studies conducted in past decades have indicated that hypertension is the main cause of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke in Bangladesh. The high number of disability-adjusted life-years lost due to stroke (485 per 10 000 people) show that stroke severely impacts Bangladesh's economy. Although two non-governmental organizations, BRAC and the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed, are actively involved in primary stroke prevention strategies, the Bangladeshi government needs to emphasize healthcare development to cope with the increasing population density and to reduce stroke occurrence.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_treatment
Cost of Illness
Risk Factors
Environmental health
Health care
medicine
Prevalence
Humans
cardiovascular diseases
Health Workforce
Risk factor
Stroke
Cause of death
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Government
Bangladesh
Rehabilitation
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Mortality rate
Incidence
Stroke Rehabilitation
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Neurology
Hypertension
Female
Medical emergency
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17474949
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....504a6959a170624debe57f351a26a6ef