尼日利亚贝宁城贸易商儿童癫痫研究。

Peter Olusola Okunola, Damian Uchechukwu Nwaneri
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背景:癫痫是一种严重的儿童疾病,与社区污名化有关。尽管这种疾病对儿童大脑生长发育有有害影响,但这种疾病是可以治疗的。目的:本研究的目的是记录社区成员使用贸易商(尼日利亚贝宁城一个受欢迎市场的妇女和男子)作为案例研究的儿童癫痫知识。方法:这是一项于2018年4月进行的描述性横断面研究。数据收集是通过研究人员管理的问卷。受访者是尼日利亚贝宁城Edaiken市场的交易员(女性和男性),他们在研究期间连续被招募。使用社会科学21版统计软件包进行分析,变量的统计显著性水平设置为95%置信水平,P<0.05。结果:在500名受访者中,47名(9.4%)男性和453名(90.6%)女性;平均年龄(标准差)为35.3±9.4岁。在这项研究中,儿童癫痫的总知识得分为27.6%。只有116名(23.2%)研究参与者正确描述了儿童的癫痫发作。尽管大多数71.0%的人表示癫痫有药物治疗,但没有人能够提及任何已知的治疗癫痫的药物,72.6%的人表示他们会使用传统疗法。结论:儿童癫痫的总体观察知识得分较低。尽管大多数受访者表示癫痫可以通过药物治疗,但大多数人更喜欢传统的治疗方法。因此,这些发现强调了向公众宣传儿童癫痫及其医疗选择的必要性。
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A Study on Childhood Epilepsy among Traders in Benin City Nigeria.

A Study on Childhood Epilepsy among Traders in Benin City Nigeria.

A Study on Childhood Epilepsy among Traders in Benin City Nigeria.

Background: Epilepsy is a serious childhood disease associated with stigmatization in the community. Despite the deleterious effect of the disease on childhood brain growth and development, the disease is treatable.

Objective: The aim of this study is to document the knowledge of childhood epilepsy by community members using traders (market women and men in a popular market in Benin City, Nigeria) as a case study.

Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in April 2018. Data collection was by researcher-administered questionnaire. The respondents were traders (women and men) in Edaiken market Benin City Nigeria who were recruited consecutively during the period of the study. The analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21, and the level of statistical significance of variables was set at 95% confidence level and P < 0.05.

Results: Of the 500 respondents, 47 (9.4%) males and 453 (90.6%) females; mean age (standard deviation) was 35.3 ± 9.4 years. Total knowledge score of childhood epilepsy in this study was 27.6%. Only 116 (23.2%) study participants gave correctly a description of epileptic fits in a child. Although majority 71.0% said that epilepsy has the medical cure, none was able to mention any known drugs for the treatment of epilepsy and 72.6% said that they would use traditional remedies.

Conclusion: The overall observed knowledge score of childhood epilepsy was low. Although most respondents stated that epilepsy has medical cure, majority preferred the traditional options for treatment. These findings, therefore, highlighted the need to enlighten the public about childhood epilepsy and its medical treatment options.

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