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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PATIENTS AFFLICTED BY STROKE IN REFERRAL SERVICES OF THE PAJEÚ MICROREGION IN THE STATE OF PERNAMBUCO

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INTRODUCTION: The profile of patients afflicted by stroke differs between countries and geographical regions. An area’s demographic and socioeconomic aspects have a direct impact on stroke determinant risk factors,whose identification is necessary for the development of primary and secondary prevention strategies. In Brazil, the availability of epidemiological data is low, which reflects the reality of regions with higher sociodemographic indexes. In Pernambuco, most of all in the “Sertão do Pajeú” region, there aren't any available studies with this outline. OBJECTIVE: Trace the epidemiological profile of patients with stroke admitted into the emergency services of “Serra Talhada/PE”, reference for 17 cities of the Pajeú microregion. METHOD: Descriptive, transversal study. The instruments used were the Individual Registration File of SUS and Evaluation File elaborated according to the protocol of the Brazilian Society of Cerebrovascular Diseases. RESULTS: The sample consisted of 114 participants with male predominance (n=64; 56,1%), black self-declaration (n=86; 75,5%) and higher distribution in the 61-80 age group (n=57; 50%). Most from Pernambuco (n=109; 95,6%), with 56,1% (n=64) from Serra Talhada/PE. Around 48% (n=55) were farmers; 36,8% (n=42) had no schooling and 42,1% (n=48) had incomplete elementary school. The main comorbidities observed were hypertension (n=93; 81,6%) and diabetes (n=42; 36,8%); despite that, 74,5% (n= 85) did not follow the diet. As for the life habits, approximately 30% (n=34) smoke; 12% (n=14) consume alcoholic beverages 3 times a week and 87% (n=99) are sedentary. The alteration on the consciousness level was light at 41,2% (n=47) and the neurological compromise was severe at 41,2% (n=47). The predominant stroke type was ischemic (n=101; 88,6%) and the etiology undetermined at 45,6% (n=52). CONCLUSION: The study made it possible to trace the epidemiological profile of the patients attended at the hospitals of reference of the “Sertão do Pajeú”, identifying the predominance of the elderly, males and black people, reaffirming some of the main risk factors for stroke, such as hypertension, a sedentary lifestyle and bad dietary control of comorbidities. The knowledge of stroke determinant characteristics in this group shows the importance of the development of prevention strategies directed at the region’s profile for control over the main modifiable risk factors.

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Stroke, Epidemiological Profile, Disease Prevention