Post stroke fall and associated factors among stroke survivors at hospitals in Jimma town, oromia regional state, Southwest Ethiopia, 2025: a cross sectional study
More than half of stroke survivors had a history Post-stroke falls in the Jimma town with key factors including older age, type of stroke, spastic muscle tone, ≤one caregiver, late admission to hospital, and altered mental status.
Authors
- Dechasa Imiru Wayessa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4161-1900)
- Sisay Deme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5093-9484)
- Tesfalem Yitbarek
- Yared Mekonnen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0227-2272)
- Yohannes Girma Legese
- Foad Akmel
- Keiru Abajebal
Institutions
- Jimma University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Neurology
- Published
- 2025-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-025-04320-3
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.10
Funders
- Jimma University