Lifetime prevalence of epilepsy in urban Tanzania - A door-to-door random cluster survey.
Census
Epidemiology
Epilepsy
Global health
Seizures
Journal
eNeurologicalSci
ISSN: 2405-6502
Titre abrégé: eNeurologicalSci
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101667077
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Historique:
received:
13
04
2021
revised:
02
06
2021
accepted:
13
06
2021
entrez:
30
6
2021
pubmed:
1
7
2021
medline:
1
7
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Epileptic seizures and epilepsy in urban settings of low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) are largely under-researched, but their prevalence is necessary for good healthcare planning. This study aimed to determine the lifetime prevalence of epileptic seizures and epilepsy in urban Dar es Salaam. Nearly 50,000 people in former Kinondoni district, Dar es Salaam, were screened for epileptic seizures using a set of nine questions. Answers to these nine questions were categorized into generalized, focal, and unspecified seizures. Screening positivity rates were adjusted for questionnaire inaccuracy using two scenarios to analyse true epilepsy prevalences. Overall, 1085 (2.23%) people fulfilled the criteria for ever having had at least one type of epileptic seizure. Two-hundred-ninety-six (0.60%) people screened positive for generalized seizures, 986 (2.02%) for focal seizures, and 32 (0.07%) for unspecified seizures. Women more commonly screened positive than men (2.61% versus 1.72%, The prevalence of epilepsy, based on a questionnaire survey in urban Tanzania, was higher than previously observed, probably due to the screening questionnaire, which contained questions specifically designed to identify focal seizures. Further studies on epileptic seizures/epilepsy are needed for urban settings in LMIC, preferably with an integrated follow-up of positive cases.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34189286
doi: 10.1016/j.ensci.2021.100352
pii: S2405-6502(21)00044-7
pmc: PMC8220170
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
100352Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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