Background: Hemiplegia is manifestation of muscles paralysis of the body contra-lateral to side of brain pathology. Patients tend to have a unique complex of physical, psychological and social problems. They experience challenges which are transformed into the family, community and national issues at various stages of sickness. The influence of socio-economic and cultural challenges on the outcome of rehabilitation of patients with this problem has not been explored. The objectives were to establish the social, assess the cultural and to determine the economic challenges encountered by patients suffering from hemiplegia at Coast County Hospital. Method: 121 patients suffering from hemipleg
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