Public awareness, perceptions, and attitudes with respect to epilepsy in Ebolowa and Sangmelima-Urban Cameroon

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 628-633

  Njamnshi, Alfred K ^a,b   Yepnjio, Faustin N ^b,c   Tabah, Earnest N ^b,d   Dema, Fidèle ^b,e   Angwafor, Samuel A ^b,f   Fonsah, Julius Y ^b   Angwafo III, Fru F ^a,d   Muna, Walinjom F T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^c Fann University Teaching Hospital   (Senegal)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^e Sa'a District Hospital   (Cameroon)

^f Batibo District Hospital   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Awareness; Beliefs; Ebolowa and Sangmelima; Epilepsy; Suburban Cameroon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; CAMEROON; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; URBAN POPULATION; WITCHCRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; CAMEROON; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63749096244     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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