Prevalence of epilepsy its treatment gap and knowledge, attitude and practice of its population in sub-urban Senegal an ILAE/IBE/WHO study.
Seizure
; 14(2): 106-11, 2005 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-15694563
ABSTRACT
A door-to-door survey was used to determine the prevalence of epilepsy among 4500 people within the Pikine Health District (population 480,000) Senegal. Prevalence was 14.2/1000, and 23.4% of all people with epilepsy had never received appropriate treatment. Figures for the prevalence had increased since a previous survey in 1989. In parallel a study of knowledge attitude and practice was performed in the same district. Salient findings were that two-thirds of interviewees had at some time witnessed a seizure, 51% agreed when asked if epilepsy is caused by evil spirits, 35% said epilepsy is contagious, only about 18% said that traditional therapy is best, 60% would not mind their child to play with a child with epilepsy but only 32% would agree if their child would want to marry a person with epilepsy.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques en santé
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Épilepsie
Type d'étude:
Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Africa
Langue:
En
Journal:
Seizure
Sujet du journal:
NEUROLOGIA
Année:
2005
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Sénégal