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Awareness of stroke, its signs, and risk factors: A cross-sectional population-based survey in Ghana.
Health Sci Rep
June 2024
Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Science, Westville Campus University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban South Africa.
Article Synopsis
- The study highlights the rising prevalence of strokes in sub-Saharan Africa, specifically noting that strokes are the third leading cause of death in Ghana, yet research on stroke awareness there is limited.
- The research involved 1,000 participants completing questionnaires to assess their understanding of stroke symptoms, signs, and risk factors, and used statistical methods to analyze sociodemographic influences on this awareness.
- Results showed a significant lack of knowledge among participants, with awareness levels ranging from 25.9% to 47.2%, indicating a critical need for public education campaigns to improve understanding of strokes in Ghana.
Scavenging is widespread in the carnivore guild and can greatly impact food web structures and population dynamics by either facilitation or suppression of sympatric carnivores. Due to habitat loss and fragmentation, carnivores are increasingly forced into close sympatry, possibly resulting in more interactions such as kleptoparasitism and competition. In this paper, we investigate the potential for these interactions when carnivore densities are high.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe assessed the hypothesized negative correlation between the influence of multiple predators and body condition and fecundity of the European hare, from 13 areas in the Netherlands.Year-round abundance of predators was estimated by hunters. We quantified predator influence as the sum of their field metabolic rates, as this sum reflects the daily food requirements of multiple individuals.
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