Incidence of stroke in an African City: results from the Stroke Registry at Ibadan, Nigeria, 1973-1975.
Studies based on hospital populations reported from negro communities in several countries in Africa suggest that cerebrovascular disease (CBVD) shows increasing mortality and morbidity in Africans although 2 decades ago CBVD was believed to be uncommon. We report the first study in the African to determine the incidence of stroke in an urban area, Ibadan, Nigeria.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000401:mortality; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000401:mortality; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D012042:Registries; D012737:Sex Factors; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000401:mortality