Volume 10 — May 16, 2013
CME ACTIVITY
Cooperative Strategies to Develop Effective Stroke and Heart Attack Awareness Messages in Rural American Indian Communities, 2009–2010
| Medium | Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Heart Attack, % | P Value | Fort Belknap Reservation, Stroke, % | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Postcampaign | Baseline | Postcampaign | Postmaintenance | |||
| Radio | 31 | 72 | <.05 | 33 | 77 | 74 | <.001 |
| Newspaper | 52 | 79 | 47 | 80 | 82 | ||
Figure 1. Survey respondents’ recall of radio and newspaper advertisements at baseline and postcampaign for Rocky Boy’s Reservation, and at baseline, postcampaign, and postmaintenance
for Fort Belknap Reservation, Montana, 2008–2010.
| Period | Experience Sudden Symptoms That Would Not Go Away, % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech | P Value | Numbness | P Value | Paralysis | P Value | |
| Baseline | 27 | .16 | 22 | .004 | 26 | .002 |
| Postcampaign | 33 | 33 | 38 | |||
| Postmaintenance | 31 | 32 | 36 | |||
Figure 2. Survey respondents who would call 9-1-1 if They Experienced Stroke Symptoms, at baseline, postcampaign, and postmaintenance, Fort Belknap Reservation, Montana, 2008–2010.
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