Stroke in Maputo central hospital, Mozambique 2019: A glimpse of epidemic or endemicity?
- Journal of Neurology & Stroke
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Yanina Baduro,1 Omer Ndala,1 Deise Vaz,1 Helena Buque,1 Frederico Sebastião,1 Jamal Baco,1 Nachan Arroz,1 Carlos Casas,1 Elder Lorenzo,1 Manuel Mahoche,3 Jorge AH Arroz2
Abstract
Although not a communicable disease, the term “stroke epidemic” is being used widely in the literature. The “epidemic” of stroke might be due to over the time social transmission of unhealthy activities such as unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and smoking. The aim of this study is to determine the endemic/epidemic pattern of stroke in Maputo Central Hospital in the first semester of 2019.
Keywords
stroke, epidemics, endemic channel, cross-sectional study, Maputo central hospital, Mozambique
