10.6084/m9.figshare.7969838.v1 Hertz J.T. Hertz J.T. Madut D.B. Madut D.B. William G. William G. Maro V.P. Maro V.P. Crump J.A. Crump J.A. Rubach M.P. Rubach M.P. Supplementary Material for: Perceptions of Stroke and Associated Health-Care-Seeking Behavior in Northern Tanzania: A Community-Based Study Karger Publishers 2019 Stroke Sub-Saharan Africa Knowledge Health-care-seeking behavior Tanzania 2019-04-15 09:31:39 Dataset https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Material_for_Perceptions_of_Stroke_and_Associated_Health-Care-Seeking_Behavior_in_Northern_Tanzania_A_Community-Based_Study/7969838 <b><i>Background:</i></b> Little is known about knowledge of stroke symptoms, perceptions of self-risk, and health-care-seeking behavior for stroke in East Africa. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A 2-stage randomized population-based cluster survey with selection proportional to population size was performed in northern Tanzania. Self-identified household health-care decision makers were asked to list all symptoms of a stroke. They were further asked if they thought they had a chance of having a stroke and where they would present for care for stroke-like symptoms. A socioeconomic status score was derived via principal component analysis from 9 variables related to wealth. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Of 670 respondents, 184 (27.4%) knew a conventional stroke symptom and 51 (7.6%) thought they had a chance of having a stroke. Females were less likely to perceive themselves to be at risk than males (OR 0.49, 95% CI 0.28–0.89, <i>p</i> = 0.014). Of respondents, 558 (88.3%) stated they would present to a hospital for stroke-like symptoms. Preference for a hospital was not associated with knowledge of stroke symptoms or perception of self-risk but was associated with a higher socioeconomic status score (<i>p</i> < 0.001). <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Knowledge of stroke symptoms and perception of self-risk are low in northern Tanzania, but most residents would present to a hospital for stroke-like symptoms.