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- Title: Racial Disparities in Stroke Awareness: African Americans and Caucasians (Survey)
- Author : Journal of Health and Human Services Administration
- Release Date : January 22, 2011
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 296 KB
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A stroke occurs when the blood supply to brain cells is suddenly interrupted, causing some brain cells to immediately die, while damaging others in the region of injury. Permanent injury and disability may be curtailed with immediate intervention that restores blood flow to the compromised brain cells (American Heart Association, 2004). Stroke is the leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of death (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2000). Each year, 700,000 Americans are predicted to experience a stroke, of which over 150,000 are fatal (American Heart Association, 2003). Consequently, the estimated cost of stroke and disability has reached approximately $62.7 billion nationally (DHHS, 2007). Research consistently shows that stroke mortality and morbidity are more severe among African Americans than any other racial or ethnic group (Gillum, 1999; American Heart Association, 2004). For example, African Americans had the highest incidence of high blood pressure, which is associated with the largest death rates related to coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke (DHHS, 2007). Disparities in impact and intensity of stroke are well documented, and so are racial disparities in stroke risk factors. Effective stroke prevention encompasses awareness of stroke risk-factors, stroke warning signs, and appropriate actions to be taken in case of a stroke (Alkadry, Wilson & Nicholas, 2005; Becker, Fruin, Gooding, Tirschwell, Love & Mankowski, 2001). However, the contribution of disparities in knowledge about stroke risk factors and warning signs to the disparity in stroke incidence remains largely uninvestigated.