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Public Awareness and Knowledge of Aphasia in
Young Indian Adults

Thomas Mahima, MSLP, Francis Roslin, MASLP, Abraham Rijesh, MASLP,
Raghavan E.Sreeshma, MASLP and Malik Ramiz, MASLP

Abstract

Background: It has been suggested that awareness and knowledge about aphasia can lead to appropriate diagnosis and enhanced intervention. Earlier studies showed that the knowledge about aphasia was very less compared to other medical conditions

Background: It has been suggested that awareness and knowledge about aphasia can lead to appropriate diagnosis and enhanced intervention. Earlier studies showed that the knowledge about aphasia was very less compared to other medical conditions

Methods: An aphasia awareness survey was administered to 189 young adults (19 – 40 years) in locations of large gatherings (youth meetings, club, and shopping malls). Questions regarding the knowledge of aphasia was administered, and the respondents to answered “yes”, “no” and not sure. Qualitative analyses of the obtained results were done.

Results: It was observed that females had better knowledge compared to males. Around 45 individuals (49.45 %) heard about aphasia during their work economy, 28 individuals (30.76%) through reading articles related to stroke and 18 of them(19.78%) known aphasia as their relatives having aphasia.

Conclusion: Though a small survey, the awareness and knowledge about aphasia in young adults, is higher in those who work in relation to it than those who do not with females getting an overall higher score. The knowledge that aphasia can affect all language modalities is limited with uncertainties about it impact on mental health, thinking and cognition.

Keywords: Survey, Aphasia awareness, Young adults, Kerala

Introduction

Stroke is a global health problem and a leading cause of adult disability worldwide. (Donnan GA, Fisher M, Macleod M, Davis SM. Stroke. Lancet. 2008. It is the fourth major cause of death in India, the rate being 0.6/ 1000. (Strong K, Mathers C, Bonita R2007).Stroke in young adults (15 – 45 years) is becoming an important cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world (Park K 2013 ).

India, a South Asian country has a population of over 1.311 billion people. Out of this general population 15% - 30% of all stroke patients in India constitutes of young adults (S Dinesh Nayak, Muralidharan Nair, K Radhakrishnan, P SankaraSarma 1997). Atrial fibrillation is identified as an independent risk factor of stroke in the young population. Compared with stroke in elderly alcohol use, smoking, hyperlipidemia, and cardiac diseases, which are known risk factors, are higher in young stroke. (Subha PP, Pillai Geethakumari SM, Athira M, Nujum ZT 2015 Pattern and risk factors in the young among stroke patients admitted in medical college hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2015;18: 20-3.)

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Thomas Mahima, MSLP
mahimathomas13@gmail.com

Francis Roslin, MASLP
roslinfrancis04@gmail.com

Abraham Rijesh, MASLP
abrahamrijesh@gmail.com

Raghavan E.Sreeshma, MASLP
sreeshmaer@gmail.com

Malik Ramiz, MASLP
ramizmalik.m@gmail.com

Mar Thoma College of Special Education
Institute of Speech and Hearing
Mar Thoma Mount
Perdala 671 551
Badiadka, Kasaragod
Kerala
India

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