Enhancing Public Knowledge of Risk Factors and Warning Signs for Stroke and Heart Attack Through Home-Based Community Health Worker Interventions: A Cluster Randomized Trial

Authors: Alfa Muhihi, Marina Alois Njelekela, Amani Anaeli, Henry Abraham Mruma, Bruno Sunguya, Deodatus Kakoko, Anna Tengia Kessy, Rose Mpembeni, David P Urassa

This study tested whether home visits by community health workers could improve people’s understanding of stroke and heart attack in rural Tanzania. Over one year, people who received regular home education learned more about risk factors and warning signs than those who received usual care. The results show that community health workers can effectively improve knowledge that is important for preventing stroke and heart attack.