Knowledge of alarm signs of stroke among caretakers of stroke patients and first contact healthcare providers at two tertiary referral hospitals in Uganda

Knowledge of acute stroke recognition aids like BE-FAST was poor amongst first contact HCPs and was non-existent amongst caretakers of acute stroke patients at the two largest stroke referral hospitals in Uganda. This calls for focused integration of acute stroke recognition modules in the curricula of HCPs in Uganda at all levels and facilities of their training and for education in knowledge of acute stroke alarm signs to the country's general public, through media and community outreach programs, using understandable local dialects.