Illness concept among people with epilepsy and their caregivers and preferred treatment methods in a suburban community in Southeast Nigeria;Concept de la maladie parmi des personnes présentant une epilepsie et leurs soignants et les modalities thérapeutiques préférées dans une communauté semi urbaine du sud-est du Nigeria

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-30

  Nwani, P O ^a   Arinzechi, E O ^a   Asomugha, A L ^a   Enwereji, K O ^a   Nwosu, M C ^a   Ogunniyi, A O ^b  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Active epilepsy; Spiritual treatment; Traditional treatment; Witchcraft

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIRITUAL HEALING; SUBURBAN POPULATION; WITCHCRAFT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUPERSTITION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; NIGERIA; SUBURBAN POPULATION; SUPERSTITIONS;

EID: 84903310273     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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