Background: Stroke is not only one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide but is also a topic of
major public health concern in developing countries with a prevalence of 44 - 559 per 100,000 people. This study focuses
on risk factors, socioeconomic distribution, drug utilization pattern, rehabilitation of patients and possible solutions to the encountered problems.
Methods: Patients admitted to ESIC MC & PGIMSR, Bangalore were included in this cross-sectional study. A complete prole of patients
diagnosed with stroke was obtained. On analysing the data obtained from 51 patients Results: under study, it was noted that ischemic stroke was
the highest (84.31%), and stroke in males (70.59%) was higher than among females (29.41%) with highest occurrences between 55-70 years of
age (41.18%). A large number of people were found to have >=3 risk factors (72.54%), including hypertension (78.43%), alcoholism (50.98%),
diabetes mellitus (49.02%), smoking (47.05%), and dyslipidemia (27.45%). It was found that an average patient is prescribed 3.01 drugs in
generic name and 4.68 in brand name (p<0.05). The study also highlighted the inadequacy of physiotherapy (39.21%), speech-therapy (11.76%)
and occupational-therapy (0%). An understanding of risk factors and drug prescription strategies fol Conclusion: lowed by physicians across
different socioeconomic groups helps to ne tune management strategies in accordance with guidelines, to provide a better quality of life to
patients.