Table 3

- Knowledge related to prevention and treatment of stroke by gender.

KnowledgeResponses by gederTotal responsesP-value
Correct, n(%)
Response when seeing a patient going through strokeM: 1336 (88.6) F: 1814 (93.1)3150 (91.1)0.033
Is there any current treatment for stroke?M: 616 (40.8) F: 818 (42.0)1434 (41.5)0.499
Early medical intervention will prevent severe disability following strokeM: 1283 (85.1) F: 1744 (89.5)3027(87.6)<0.001
A fully recovery from stroke is possibleM: 747 (49.5) F: 854(43.8)1601(46.3)0.002
Is stroke a preventable disease?M: 692 (45.9) F: 780 (40.0)1472 (42.6)0.001
Stroke could be prevented by controlling blood pressureM: 533 (35.3) F: 643 (33.0)1176(34)0.150
Stroke could be prevented by controlling blood sugarM: 461 (30.6) F: 503 (25.8)964(27.9)0.002
Stroke could be prevented by controlling blood cholesterolM: 510 (33.8) F: 561 (28.8)1071(31)0.001
Stroke could be prevented by quitting smokingM: 520 (34.5) F: 584 (30.0)1104(31.9)0.005
Stroke could be prevented by doing regular exercise and eating healthy dietM: 573 (38.0) F: 648 (33.3)1221(35.3)0.004
Stroke could be prevented by controlling using of blood thinnerM: 411 (27.3) F: 441 (22.6)852(24.7)0.002