Evaluation of Kilifi Epilepsy Education Programme: A randomized controlled trial

Epilepsia

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 344-352

  Ibinda, Fredrick ^a   Mbuba, Caroline K ^a   Kariuki, Symon M ^a,b,c   Chengo, Eddie ^a   Ngugi, Anthony K ^a,d   Odhiambo, Rachael ^a   Lowe, Brett ^a   Fegan, Greg ^a,b   Carter, Julie A ^e   Newton, Charles R ^a,c,e,f  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Adherence; Beliefs about epilepsy; Education intervention; Epilepsy; Seizure frequency

Indexed keywords

ADHERENCE; BELIEFS ABOUT EPILEPSY; EDUCATION INTERVENTION; EPILEPSY; SEIZURE FREQUENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894068915     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12498     Document Type: Article

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