Women's perspectives on epilepsy and its sociocultural impact in South Western Nigeria;Les points de vue des femmes sur l'épilepsie et son incidence socio-culturelle au Nigéria occidental du sud

African Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Komolafe, Morenikeji Adeyoyin ^a   Sunmonu, Taofik A ^b   Fabusiwa, Festus ^b   Komolafe, Edward Oluwole ^a   Afolabi, Olusegun ^a   Kett, Maria ^c   Groce, Nora ^c  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Epilepsy; Health seeking behaviour; Socio cultural experience; South Western Nigeria; Stigma; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; EPILEPSY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NIGERIA; NOCTURNAL SEIZURE; PATIENT CARE; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIGMA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84863943327     PISSN: 10158618     EISSN: 19922647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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