Increasing the Awareness of Stroke Among Canadian Women.

Ibraheem O Alimi,Arielle Archibald,Emmanuel Keku,Tolulope Oladimeji,Odera Nwankwo,Deepak Palanichami

doi:10.7759/cureus.23159

Abstract

Previous studies have shown that there is increased mortality of cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke among Canadian women. The morbidity of stroke is also higher among Canadian women because they are less likely to recover from stroke, and they generally tend to have a greater disability from a stroke when compared to men. In order to help minimize these issues, six interventional strategies were evaluated using four criteria: 1) the evidence-based criterion, 2) the socioeconomic-based criterion, 3) the ethics-based criterion, and 4) the sustainable-based criterion. Upon analysis, two alternative interventional strategies were recommended: increased public awareness of stroke symptoms and increased public awareness of stroke risk factors among Canadian women.

Highlights

Epidemiology of stroke among women in CanadaAs of 2020, cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke are the fifth leading cause of death in Canada, with cancer and cardiovascular diseases taking the first and second position, respectively
Evidence-based criterion: The main argument for keeping the status quo is with regards to the incidence of stroke between men and women
The prevalence and morbidity of stroke may be higher in women, they generally have a longer life expectancy which provides more time for recovery when compared to men (Table 1) [5]

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Introduction

Epidemiology of stroke among women in CanadaAs of 2020, cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke are the fifth leading cause of death in Canada, with cancer and cardiovascular diseases taking the first and second position, respectively. Epidemiology of stroke among women in Canada. In 2016, 13,551 mortalities occurred due to stroke, accounting for approximately 6.5% of all mortalities [1]. According to the 2018 Stroke Report released by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, approximately 59% of all death from stroke in Canada are women, whereas men make up 41% of all stroke mortalities. Regarding stroke incidence in Canada, there are approximately 62,000 new cases of stroke occurring yearly. 49% of the new cases (around 30,200) occur in women. The prevalence of stroke among women is higher in Canada when compared to men. As of 2018, approximately 405,000 people were living with stroke in Canada. Out of this total, approximately 214,000 are women, whereas 191,000 are men [2]

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