Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to epilepsy in rural Burkina Faso.
Attitudes
Beliefs
Burkina Faso
Epilepsy
Knowledge
Qualitative research
Journal
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
ISSN: 1525-5069
Titre abrégé: Epilepsy Behav
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100892858
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2019
06 2019
Historique:
received:
06
01
2019
revised:
26
02
2019
accepted:
06
03
2019
pubmed:
27
4
2019
medline:
7
7
2020
entrez:
27
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The objective of this study was to assess knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and practices regarding epilepsy and neurocysticercosis in the rural areas of Burkina Faso. The interviews were designed to assess general perception of epilepsy, cultural beliefs and practices regarding epilepsy and people with epilepsy (PWE), and knowledge about the link between human epilepsy and porcine cysticercosis. This qualitative study used in-depth interviews with different categories of community members, including PWE, healthcare providers (HCPs), and traditional healers in three villages in rural Burkina Faso. All respondents showed a good knowledge of epilepsy symptoms but very little knowledge on causes of the disease. In this community, epilepsy was often associated with witchcraft (commonly termed "black magic"). People with epilepsy were marginalized and denied certain rights such as school education and marriage. They also relied mainly on traditional medicine with a prominent role played by traditional healers. While medical personnel knew that controlling seizures would depend on the cause, the traditional healers reported to be able to cure all kinds of epilepsy as long as the patient adhered to taboos. The main "treatments" prescribed by traditional healers were to stay away from fire and refrain from pork consumption. Pork fat was believed to reduce the effectiveness of the traditional medicine. For effective monitoring and management of epilepsy in Burkina Faso, there is a need to promote better knowledge of the disease in the community, including HCPs, and traditional healers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31026786
pii: S1525-5050(19)30015-0
doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.03.006
pmc: PMC6686174
mid: NIHMS1027187
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
70-74Subventions
Organisme : NINDS NIH HHS
ID : R01 NS064901
Pays : United States
Organisme : NINDS NIH HHS
ID : R21 NS055353
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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