Factors facilitating pre-hospital delays in stroke patients’ presentation to hospital by their caretakers in Uganda and suggested interventions

Pre-hospital delays in stroke patients' presentation to hospital by their caretakers in Uganda, that were recently observed by a local knowledge gap analysis study, are multifactorial. Targeted stroke literacy programs in Uganda should be developed with the local cultural context in mind and should be extended to not only the general public but also to clinical and alternative healthcare workers, being supported at national policy making levels with interventions to improve nationwide transport and hospital infrastructure aimed at promoting timeliness in the seeking and delivery of emergent stroke care services in the country.