Perceptions, social life, treatment and education gap of Tanzanian children with epilepsy: A community-based study

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 224-229

  Mushi, D ^a   Burton, K ^a,b   Mtuya, C ^a   Gona, J K ^c   Walker, R ^d   Newton, C R J C ^c,e,f  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Children; Education; Epilepsy; Perceptions; Treatment gap

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL LIFE; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA;

EID: 84858295879     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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