Peer support groups as an intervention to decrease epilepsy-associated stigma

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 188-192

  Elafros, Melissa A ^a,b   Mulenga, Julius ^c   Mbewe, Edward ^d,e   Haworth, Alan ^f   Chomba, Elwyn ^g   Atadzhanov, Masharip ^h   Birbeck, Gretchen L ^a,i  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Epilepsy Associated Stigma in Zambia Study Team   (Zambia)

^d Chainama College of Health Sciences   (Zambia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^g Ministry of Community Development Mother and Child Health   (Zambia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

ⁱ Chikankata Hospital   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Africa; Community disclosure; Medication adherence; Medication use; Men; Psychiatric morbidity; Rural; Urban; Women; Youth

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL STATUS; STIGMA;

EID: 84874574647     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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