Joshua Z. Willey|Olajide Williams|Bernadette Boden?Albala
Stroke literacy in Central Harlem
Harlem Hospital Center|Columbia University|Faculty of 1000 (United States)|Harlem Hospital Center|Columbia University|Faculty of 1000 (United States)|Harlem Hospital Center|Columbia University|Faculty of 1000 (United States)
awareness stroke warning symptoms risk factors stroke literacy well knowledge available treatment options may poor highrisk populations sought evaluate stroke literacy among residents central harlem predominantly african american population crosssectional studyten communitybased sites central harlem identified 2005 2006 administration stroke knowledge survey trained volunteers administered inperson closedended questionnaires focused stroke symptoms risk factorsa total 1023 respondents completed survey african americans comprised 657 n 672 survey cohort brain correctly identified site stroke occurs 537 respondents whereas heart incorrectly identified 208 chest pain identified symptom stroke 397 multivariable analyses african americans odds ratio 220 95 confidence interval ci 109445 hispanics 527 95 ci 2461130 less likely identify brain damaged organ stroke hispanics likely incorrectly identify chest pain stroke symptom compared whites 340 95 ci 149777 associations found calling 911 raceethnicity stroke knowledge although women likely men call 911 050 95 ci 030080significant deficiencies stroke literacy exist highrisk population especially compared national means culturally tailored sustainable educational campaigns tested highrisk populations part stroke public health initiatives