STS Hospital-level stroke surveillance in Lilongwe, Malawi: providing tools for evaluating interventions in hypertension and stroke in sub-Saharan Africa Lilongwe
Malawi, 2015 - 2017
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DDI-MWI-LL-MEIRU-STS-2015-v01
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Professor Moffat Nyirenda, Professor Mia Crampin, Dr Alison Price, , , ,
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Variable Groups
- Information Sheet and Consent For Cases and Controls
- Diagnostics and Medication
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Follow-up Form
- Stroke Register
- Identification data
- Residence details
- Diagnosis on initial presentation to hospital (in OPD/casualty)
- Socioeconomic data
- Information about the stroke/TIA event for which the patient attended the Hospital
- Traditional Healer
- History of admission elsewhere
- Information about patient PRIOR to the stroke or TIA
- Patient activity level before the stroke
- Patient’s abilities before the stroke (modified Rankin test)
- Previous Diagnosis(at clinic) with a TIA or stroke before this current TIA/stroke
- Anthropometric measurements
- Blood pressure measures at initial presentation
- level of independence the patient has NOW following a stroke or TIA
- Modified Rankin (After Had A Stroke)
- Patient Medical history before the stroke
- Medical history in 12 months prior to stroke
- Family history of stroke
- Cause Of Stroke According To Patient
- Tobacco consumption
- Alcohol consumption
- Indoor smoke exposure
- Summary of diagnostic tests and medication requested by medical staff
- Current medication
- Specialist medical care in hospital
- Medication Provided At Discharge
- Follow-up appointment schedule at time of discharge
- EXIT form
- Others
Data file: stsl_reg
STS community notification register
(table sts_com)
unique key stsreg
stsl_reg links to the other MEIRU database table(s) using keys as indicated below in the form tablename key:
stsl _cons cno
| Cases: | 179 |
| Variables: | 29 |
Variables
Total: 29