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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2005-2-7
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pubmed:abstractText |
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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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Mar
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pubmed:issn |
1059-1311
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pubmed:author |
pubmed-author:BoissyLL,
pubmed-author:DiopA GAG,
pubmed-author:EngelJJ,
pubmed-author:MandlhateCC,
pubmed-author:MeinardiHH,
pubmed-author:NdiayeMM,
pubmed-author:NdiayePP,
pubmed-author:NdoyeN FNF,
pubmed-author:PrilipkoLL,
pubmed-author:Séne-DioufFF,
pubmed-author:SanderJ W A SJW,
pubmed-author:SessoumaBB,
pubmed-author:SowA DAD,
pubmed-author:TouréKK,
pubmed-author:WoneIssaI,
pubmed-author:de BoerHH
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
14
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
106-11
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Catchment Area (Health),
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Epilepsy,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Senegal,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Suburban Population,
pubmed-meshheading:15694563-Superstitions
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pubmed:year |
2005
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Prevalence of epilepsy its treatment gap and knowledge, attitude and practice of its population in sub-urban Senegal an ILAE/IBE/WHO study.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Clinique Neurologie, Hopital Universitaire de Fann, BP 5035, Dakar, Senegal.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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