O-29 The trend of stroke hospitalizations in the Academic Hospital of Paramaribo by sociodemographic and geographical differences from 2018 to 2021: a retrospective study.
Author(s):
A Mahabier, A Jarbandhan
Year of Presentation:
2024
Objective: This study aims to analyze the trend by sociodemographic factors and geographical differences for stroke hospitalizations over the period 2018 to 2021 at the Academic Hospital Paramaribo (AZP), This is important to identify vulnerable populations in order to inform resource strategies.
Methods: This retrospective study, conducted with data from the AZP, Suriname's largest hospital, analyzed stroke admissions (ICD 160-169 Code) from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2021. The investigation included sociode- mographic factors (age, gender, ethnicity) and geographical differences (across 10 districts), employing he one-way ANOVA (numeric data) and Chi-square tests (categorical data) for statistical analysis.
Results: A total of 3707 stroke hospitalizations were analyzed across years. There was a significant decrease in the number of hospitalizations across the four years (F(3287,419)=19, p<0.01). The mean age of patients admitted to the hospital was simliar across the four years (63±14.6years), F (3,3703)= 1.8, p=0.13) and there was a similar hospitalization rate for men and women (x2 (3,3707)=7.52, p=0.057). More people from the coastal area were admitted compared to rural areas (x2 (30, 3707)= 45.02, p=0.038). Compared to other ethic groups, more Hindustanis were admitted (x2 (24, 3707) =39.64, p=0.023).
Conclusion: Our results have demonstrated an increasing trend in the rate of Hindustanis from the coastal area admit- ted for stroke followed by the Creoles as the second largest ethnic group. This study has compelling importance for prevention effort and suggests more research including sex-spectified factors as well as impact of the covid pandemic.