Zambian health care workers' knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-119

  Chomba, Elwyn N ^a,b   Haworth, Alan ^a,c   Atadzhanov, Masharip ^a   Mbewe, Edward ^c   Birbeck, Gretchen L ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^c Chainama College of Health Sciences   (Zambia)

^d East Lansing   (United States)

^e Chikankata Health Services   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Person with epilepsy; Quality of care; Stigma; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STAFF TRAINING; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33846345826     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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