yemenjmedYemen Journal of MedicinecoVolume 2 Issue 1MultidisciplinaryEnglishJanuary - April 2023 NNY20230510ArticleImpact of COVID-19 pandemic on stroke rate, risk factors, clinical presentation, and outcome, in Hadramout, Republic of YemenEnglishY2529style="font-family:CalibriEnglishNsans-serif">Roman"EnglishYserif">Rasheed Mohammed Bamekhlahstyle="line-height:115%">1EnglishYSamira Awad Banserstyle="line-height:115%">2EnglishYSaeed Salim Binnoobstyle="line-height:115%">3EnglishYNasser Mansoor Habtorstyle="line-height:115%">3EnglishYSaeed Abobaker Othmanstyle="line-height:115%">3EnglishYFatima Jumaan Bin Neserstyle="line-height:115%">3EnglishY10.32677/yjm.v2i1.3839Background and Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic affected medical care systems including stroke care, globally. In this study, we investigated the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on stroke care in Hadramout, in terms of rate of admission, access to care, risk factors, clinical presentation, and outcome. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study comparing all stroke patients admitted to Ibn-seena University Hospital (ISTH), Mukalla, Hadramout, during two periods, May 1 to October 31, 2020, during the pandemic of COVID-19 (COVID-19 group), and from May 1 to October 31, 2019 (pre-COVID-19 group). Data collected from patients' medical record files into a master sheet, and were processed by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Results: There were 117 stroke patients  admitted in COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and 213 patients admitted in the same period in 2019. Stroke admission declined by 45.1% (Odds Ratio(OR)=0.30, 95% confidence interval(95% CI): 0.22-0.42, PEnglishCerebrovascular accident, COVID-19, Hadramout, Stroke, Yemenhttps://yemenjmed.com/admin/abstract?id=46References1619Baker T, Schelland;nbsp; CO,and;nbsp; Petersen D.B et al. Essential care of critical illness must not be forgotten in the COVID-19 pandemic. 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