An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub–Saharan Africa: A systematic analysis

Epilepsy is a leading serious neurological condition worldwide and has particularly significant physical, economic and social consequences in Sub–Saharan Africa. This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of epilepsy prevalence in this region and how this varies by age and sex so as to info...

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Main Authors:	Abigail Paul, Davies Adeloye, Rhiannon George-Carey, Ivana Kolcić, Liz Grant, Kit Yee Chan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2012-12-01
Series:	Journal of Global Health
Subjects:	Epilepsy prevalence sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:	http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201202/13-Article%20Paul.pdf

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spelling	doaj-0b08917d6509438e8573fccfe295c1ab2020-11-24T21:36:17ZengEdinburgh University Global Health SocietyJournal of Global Health2047-29782047-29862012-12-0122An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub–Saharan Africa: A systematic analysisAbigail Paul 0Davies Adeloye 1Rhiannon George-Carey 2Ivana Kolcić 3Liz Grant 4Kit Yee Chan 5Centre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKCentre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKCentre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKCroatian Centre for Global Health, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, CroatiaCentre for Population Health Sciences and Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKNossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing, ChinaEpilepsy is a leading serious neurological condition worldwide and has particularly significant physical, economic and social consequences in Sub–Saharan Africa. This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of epilepsy prevalence in this region and how this varies by age and sex so as to inform understanding of the disease characteristics as well as the development of infrastructure, services and policies. http://www.jogh.org/documents/issue201202/13-Article%20Paul.pdfEpilepsyprevalencesub-Saharan Africa
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spellingShingle	Abigail Paul Davies Adeloye Rhiannon George-Carey Ivana Kolcić Liz Grant Kit Yee Chan An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub–Saharan Africa: A systematic analysis Journal of Global Health Epilepsy prevalence sub-Saharan Africa
author_facet	Abigail Paul Davies Adeloye Rhiannon George-Carey Ivana Kolcić Liz Grant Kit Yee Chan
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title	An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub–Saharan Africa: A systematic analysis
title_short	An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub–Saharan Africa: A systematic analysis
title_full	An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub–Saharan Africa: A systematic analysis
title_fullStr	An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub–Saharan Africa: A systematic analysis
title_full_unstemmed	An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub–Saharan Africa: A systematic analysis
title_sort	estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in sub–saharan africa: a systematic analysis
publisher	Edinburgh University Global Health Society
series	Journal of Global Health
issn	2047-2978 2047-2986
publishDate	2012-12-01
description	Epilepsy is a leading serious neurological condition worldwide and has particularly significant physical, economic and social consequences in Sub–Saharan Africa. This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of epilepsy prevalence in this region and how this varies by age and sex so as to inform understanding of the disease characteristics as well as the development of infrastructure, services and policies.
topic	Epilepsy prevalence sub-Saharan Africa
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An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub–Saharan Africa: A systematic analysis

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