تمثل السكتة الدماغية في اليمن تحديًا صحيًا بارزًا، حيث تتجاوز نسب الإصابة المعدلات العالمية، مما يستدعي تحسين الرعاية الصحية وتعزيز استراتيجيات الوقاية والعلاج؛ هدف البحث إلى استقصاء عوامل الخطر المرتبطة بمرضى السكتة الدماغية الذين حضروا المستشفيات التعليمية في مدينة عمران خلال أغسطس-أكتوبر 2024. واعتمدت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي القطعي باستخدام استبانة شملت جميع المرضى (161) في مستشفى الشهيد الصماد والمستشفى الوطني الاستشاري. وبينت النتائج أن السكتة الإقفارية كانت الأكثر شيوعًا (68.3%) مقارنة بالنزفية (31.7%). برزت عوامل الخطر: ارتفاع ضغط الدم (62.1%)، مضغ القات (66.5%)، السكري (32.9%)، التدخين (42.2%)، قلة النشاط البدني (48.4%)، إضافة إلى السمنة (16.8%) والتاريخ العائلي (28%). شكّل الذكور (63.4%) الغالبية، وغالبهم من الريف (80.7%) وكبار السن (>60 عامًا، 70.8%). وُجد ارتباط معنوي بين أمراض القلب والسكتة الإقفارية (p = 0.004). بلغت ذروة النزفية بين 1 ظهرًا و7 مساءً (35.4%).  وخلاصة الاستنتاجات تؤكد ارتباط السكتة الدماغية بعوامل خطر رئيسية أبرزها ارتفاع الضغط، القات، والسكري، مع أثر للعمر والتوزيع الجغرافي، بناء على النتائج أوصت الدراسة بإنشاء مراكز متخصصة، تعزيز الوعي الوقائي، تدريب الكوادر، وتحسين إمكانيات المستشفيات الريفية، مع الدعوة لدراسات أوسع حول العوامل البيئية والغذائية وكفاءة التدخلات العلاجية.

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