Knowledge of stroke among hypertensive patients in selected hospitals in the Tanga region, Tanzania

dc.contributor.advisor	Rhoda, Anthea
dc.contributor.author	Tesha, John Joseph
dc.contributor.other	Dept. of Physiotherapy
dc.contributor.other	Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-10T14:16:36Z
dc.date.available	2007/09/12 09:19
dc.date.available	2007/09/12
dc.date.available	2013-09-10T14:16:36Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2064
dc.description	Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Lack of knowledge about stroke in general and specific knowledge of the risk factors, signs, and symptoms of stroke results in the late presentation of patients at hospital. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge of stroke among hypertensive patients in the Tanga region of Tanzania. To investigate this, a cross-sectional survey using a quantitative research design was used.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of the Western Cape	en_US
dc.subject	Health management - Tanzania	en_US
dc.subject	Stroke medicine	en_US
dc.subject	Hypertensive patients - Tanzania	en_US
dc.title	Knowledge of stroke among hypertensive patients in selected hospitals in the Tanga region, Tanzania	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.rights.holder	University of the Western Cape	en_US
dc.description.country	South Africa