Prevalence of epilepsy in Bangladesh: Results from a national household survey

Objective To determine the prevalence and types of epilepsy in Bangladesh. Methods We conducted a nationwide population‐based cross‐sectional survey among Bangladeshi population of all ages, except children under one month. We surveyed 9839 participants (urban, 4918; rural, 4920) recruited at their...

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Published in:Epilepsia open 2020-12, Vol.5 (4), p.526-536
Main Authors: Mohammad, Quazi Deen, Saha, Narayan Chandra, Alam, Md Badrul, Hoque, Seikh Azimul, Islam, Ariful, Chowdhury, Rajib Nayan, Hussain, Mohammad Enayet, Chowdhury, Yamin Shahriar, Hossain, Sakhawat, Chowdhury, Mahmood Ahmed, Rahman, Matiur, Majumder, Bikash Kumar, Salam, Abdus, Sarker, Amitabh, Uddin, Md Kafil, Moniruzzaman, Mohammad, Hakim, Ferdous, Bhuiyan, Rijwan, Anwar, Nazneen, Zaman, Mohammad Mostafa
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Language:English
Subjects:
active epilepsy
adults
children
Convulsions & seizures
Data collection
Developing countries
Epilepsy
epilepsy type
Ethics
Full‐length Original Research
Households
Interviews
LDCs
Medical research
Neurology
Neurosciences
Patient compliance
perception
Physicians
Population
Public health
Questionnaires
Rural areas
Sample size
treatment gap
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Summary:Objective To determine the prevalence and types of epilepsy in Bangladesh. Methods We conducted a nationwide population‐based cross‐sectional survey among Bangladeshi population of all ages, except children under one month. We surveyed 9839 participants (urban, 4918; rural, 4920) recruited at their households using multistage cluster sampling. Trained physicians with neurology background confirmed the diagnosis of suspected epilepsy cases identified by interviewer‐administered questionnaires. We reported the overall and sex, residence, and age groups‐specific prevalence of epilepsy per 1000 populations with 95% confidence interval. Results The national prevalence of epilepsy per 1000 was 8.4 (95% CI 5.6‐11.1), urban 8.0 (4.6‐11.4), and rural 8.5 (5.60‐11.5). The prevalence in adult males and females was 9.2 (5.7‐12.6) and 7.7 (3.6‐11.7), respectively. The prevalence in children aged
ISSN:2470-9239
2470-9239
DOI:10.1002/epi4.12430