Study of Risk Factors in Stroke in Tertiary Level Hospital of Pokhara: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Stroke is defined as an "acute neurologic dysfunction of vascular origin with sudden (within seconds) or at least rapid (within hours) occurrence of symptoms and signs corresponding to the involvement of focal areas in the brain. The study aims to study the various risk factors in stroke. Materials and Methods: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted on 200 patients having the problems of stroke in Gandaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Pokhara from August 2020 to September 2021. Data of all the patients were collected and analyzed using the appropriate statistical tool. Results: A total of 200 patients with stroke were recruited; patients each had an ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Demographic, as well as clinical characteristics were recorded and data were analyzed by using statistical software like SPSS. Conclusion: There was a statistically significant association of risk factors of stroke and age in our study having a pvalue <0.005. There was a statistically significant association between hypertension and stroke p=0.002.