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Despite the importance of dysphagia following a stroke and its adverse consequences, no study has investigated dysphagia after stroke in Oman. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of post-stroke dysphagia and its severity among acute stroke patients, assess the association between the selected factors and dysphagia, and identify dysphagia predictors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>MATERIALS AND METHOD:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional descriptive study design was utilized to identify the prevalence and risk factors for post-stroke dysphagia among acute stroke patients (n = 274) admitted to two Omani tertiary hospitals over 6 months. Dysphagia was assessed using the Gugging swallowing screen. Descriptive analysis, correlations, and regression analysis were computed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The prevalence of dysphagia following stroke was 70.1%. Among those who had dysphagia, 37.5% had severe, 31.25% moderate, and 31.25% mild dysphagia. Aging, obesity, having a medical co-morbidity, hypertension, stroke location, low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, and the use of thrombectomy or thrombolysis therapy were contributing factors and were found to be correlated with post-stroke dysphagia. This study revealed that old age [odds ratio (OR) = 0.961, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.933\u20130.989,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.007)], obesity (OR = 0.387, 95% CI: 0.157\u20130.952,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.039), and low GCS score (OR = 0.027, 95% CI: 0.009\u20130.077, p=&lt;0.001) were predictors of dysphagia after stroke.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Post-stroke dysphagia is more common among acute stroke patients. There are various risk factors correlated with dysphagia following a stroke. Therefore, dysphagia predictors should be considered when designing dysphagia prevention strategies to reduce its adverse consequences. 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