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Perception of stigma and associated factors in people with epilepsy at Amanuel Specialized Mental Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Τίτλος: | Perception of stigma and associated factors in people with epilepsy at Amanuel Specialized Mental Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Tegegne MT; a College of Medicine and Health Science , Bahir Dar University , Bahir Dar , Ethiopia., Awoke AA; a College of Medicine and Health Science , Bahir Dar University , Bahir Dar , Ethiopia. |
| Πηγή: | International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice [Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract] 2017 Mar; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 58-63. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Sep 14. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9709509 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-1788 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13651501 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: London : Informa Healthcare Original Publication: London : Martin Dunitz, c1997- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Social Perception* , Social Stigma*, Epilepsy/*ethnology , Hospitals, Psychiatric/*statistics & numerical data, Ethiopia/ethnology ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Young Adult |
| Περίληψη: | Objective: Stigma is a major problem for people living with epilepsy. Perceived stigma may be more prevalent than enacted stigma and causes excessive worry for the individual even if it does not arise from a social interaction. Therefore, we assessed perceived stigma and associated factors among people with epilepsy. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May, 2013, among 423 samples of people with epilepsy. Results: One hundred sixty-nine (40.7%) of the respondents perceived as they were stigmatised by other people with 19.5% highly stigmatised by their illness. Most of the respondents (54.9%) had one or more seizure attacks per month, 61.9% were under monotherapy and 52.5% had no side effects of antiepileptic drugs. Those respondents who were from rural, low income, divorced/widowed, with frequent seizure attack and side effects of antiepileptic drugs were more likely to felt stigmatised by other people due to their illness. Conclusions: Perceived stigma was found to be a common problem among people living with epilepsy. Therefore, the finding suggests that the need of creating awareness and addressing incorrect conceptions attached to epilepsy. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Epilepsy; perception; stigma |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20160915 Date Completed: 20170605 Latest Revision: 20260127 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13651501.2016.1223315 |
| PMID: | 27626512 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1471-1788 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/13651501.2016.1223315 |