Development and validation of the Kilifi Stigma Scale for Epilepsy in Kenya

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-85

  Mbuba, Caroline K ^a   Abubakar, Amina ^a,b,c   Odermatt, Peter ^d,e   Newton, Charles R ^a,f,g,h   Carter, Julie A ^g  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Kenya; Stigma scale; Tool development; Validation

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KENYA; KILIFI STIGMA SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIGMA; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860664726     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.02.019     Document Type: Article

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