Eddie Chengo

TL;DR: In this article, the prevalence and risk factors of active convulsive epilepsy across five centres in sub-Saharan Africa were assessed using large population-based cross-sectional and case-control studies in five Health and Demographic Surveillance System centres: Kilifi, Kenya (Dec 3, 2007-July 31, 2008), Agincourt, South Africa (Aug 4, 2008-Feb 27, 2009), Iganga-Mayuge, Uganda (Feb 2, 2009-Oct 30, 2009); Ifakara, Tanzania (May 4, 2009, Dec 31, 2009; and K

TL;DR: It is described active convulsive epilepsy (ACE) identified in cross‐sectional community‐based surveys in SSA, to understand the proximate causes, features, and consequences.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a validated verbal autopsy tool to establish putative causes of death and associated factors in people with active convulsive epilepsy (ACE) in rural Kenya.

TL;DR: The first study to evaluate the performance of a multi-stage screening methodology used to detect epilepsy in demographic surveillance sites suggests the need for continued efforts to develop and improve case-ascertainment methods in population-based epidemiological studies of epilepsy in LMIC.

TL;DR: The epilepsy treatment gap is largest in resource‐poor countries and a 1‐day health education program in a rural area of Kenya found adherence to antiepileptic drugs as measured by drug levels in the blood was high.