Epilepsy Journal

Department of Statistics, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Factors Associated with Seizure Attacks in Epileptic Patients at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital: Application of Linear Mixed Model
  Author(s): Awoke Seyoum Tegegne and Denekew Bitew Belay*
  
  Background: Epilepsy seizure is one of the most common and serious brain disorders and affects more than 50 million people in the world, approximately 10 million people annually in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ethiopia, it affected about 29.5 per 1000 population. It has major physical, psychological and economic effects by reducing patients’ quality of life. The main objective of this study was to identify risk factors associated with seizure attacks for epileptic patients in North-West Ethiopia. Method: A retrospective cohort study design was conducted from 131 randomly selected epileptic patients in the Neurologic clinic at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Both primary and secondary data sources were used. The data were collected using interview methods for primary source and patient’s chart under the follow-up pe.. Read More»
  

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