Epidemiology and Treatment of Epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa

Newton, CR, Ngugi, AK, Bottomley, C, Kleinschmidt, I, Wagner, RG, Kakooza-Mwesige, A, Ae-Ngibise, K, Owusu-Agyei, S, Masanja, H, Kamuyu, G, Odhiambo, R, Chengo, E and Sander, JW. 2013. Epidemiology and Treatment of Epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa. [Online]. INDEPTH Network. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7796/INDEPTH.GH002.SEEDS.v1

Newton, CR, Ngugi, AK, Bottomley, C, Kleinschmidt, I, Wagner, RG, Kakooza-Mwesige, A, Ae-Ngibise, K, Owusu-Agyei, S, Masanja, H, Kamuyu, G, Odhiambo, R, Chengo, E and Sander, JW. Epidemiology and Treatment of Epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa [Internet]. INDEPTH Network; 2013. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7796/INDEPTH.GH002.SEEDS.v1

Newton, CR, Ngugi, AK, Bottomley, C, Kleinschmidt, I, Wagner, RG, Kakooza-Mwesige, A, Ae-Ngibise, K, Owusu-Agyei, S, Masanja, H, Kamuyu, G, Odhiambo, R, Chengo, E and Sander, JW (2013). Epidemiology and Treatment of Epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa. [Data Collection]. INDEPTH Network. https://doi.org/10.7796/INDEPTH.GH002.SEEDS.v1

Description

The study was conducted in five HDSS which are part of the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (INDEPTH). The centres were Agincourt, South Africa (August 2008-February 2009); Ifakara, Tanzania (May 2009-December 2009); Iganga/Mayuge, Uganda (February 2009-October 2009); Kilifi, Kenya (conducted between December 2007-July 2008); Kintampo, Ghana (August 2010-April 2011).

Methods

Data capture method	Unknown
Date (Date published in a 3rd party system)	11 February 2013
Language(s) of written materials	English

People & Groups

Data Creators	Newton, CR, Ngugi, AK, Bottomley, C, Kleinschmidt, I, Wagner, RG, Kakooza-Mwesige, A, Ae-Ngibise, K, Owusu-Agyei, S, Masanja, H, Kamuyu, G, Odhiambo, R, Chengo, E and Sander, JW
LSHTM Faculty/Department	Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM
Participating Institutions	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom