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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Prevalence case-control study of epilepsy in three Burkina Faso villages
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Volume 126, No. 4, Year 2012
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Purpose: To estimate the association between the prevalence of epilepsy and potential risk factors in three Burkina Faso villages. Methods: Three villages were selected based on local reports of high numbers of epilepsy cases and pig-rearing practices. One person aged 7 or older was selected at random from all households of selected concessions for epilepsy screening and blood sampling. Epilepsy was confirmed by a physician using the ILAE definition. The cross-sectional associations between epilepsy and selected factors and seroresponse to the antigens of Taenia solium were estimated using a Bayesian hierarchical logistic regression. Prevalence odds ratios (POR) and their 95% Bayesian Credible Intervals (95% BCI) were estimated. Results: Of 888 individuals interviewed, 39 of 70 screened positive were confirmed to have epilepsy for a lifetime prevalence of 4.5% (95% CI: 3.3; 6.0). The prevalence of epilepsy was associated with a positive reaction to cysticercosis Ag-ELISA serology (POR = 3.1, 95% BCI = 1.0; 8.3), past pork consumption (POR = 9.7, 95% BCI = 2.5; 37.9), and being salaried or a trader compared to a farmer or housewife (POR = 2.9, 95% BCI = 1.2; 6.4). Discussion: Several factors were associated with prevalent epilepsy, with Ag-ELISA suggesting the presence of neurocysticercosis. The association between epilepsy and some occupations may reflect differences in local attitudes toward epilepsy and should be further explored. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nitiéma, Pascal A.
United States, Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Carabin, Hél̀ene
United States, Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Hounton, Sennen Houessey
United States, New York
Unfpa
Praet, Nicolas
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Cowan, Linda Demetry
United States, Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Ganaba, Rasmané
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Agence de Formation
Kompaoré, C.
Unknown Affiliation
Tarnagda, Zékiba S.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé
Dorny, Pierre
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Millogo, Athanase
Burkina Faso
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sourou Sanou de Bobo-dioulasso
Statistics
Citations: 42
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01639.x
ISSN:
00016314
e-ISSN:
16000404
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Case-Control Study
Study Locations
Burkina Faso