scholarly journals Epilepsy in Nepal

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna C. Rajbhandari
Keyword(s):  
Brain Disease ◽  
Military Hospital ◽  
Treatment Gap ◽  
Epidemiology Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Traditional Treatment ◽  
Frequent Seizure ◽  
Modern Treatment ◽  
Ct Scanners ◽  
Geographical Locations

AbstractThis is a review of epilepsy in Nepal. Nepal is a predominantly rural country with a population of 21 million. A community-based survey in Morang district showed that the prevalence of epilepsy was 7.3 per 1,000 population. A cohort of 300 cases in Shree Birendra Military Hospital showed that neurocysticercosis was the most important etiological cause. There are seven neurologists, 10 CT scanners, three MRIs, and four EEG machines in the country. The practice of anticonvulsant use varied according to different geographical locations. The treatment gap may be in excess of 70%. The epidemiology study in Morang district showed that the proportion seeking modern treatment was higher among those with more frequent seizure. None of the patients were able to attribute their illness to brain disease. Various forms of traditional treatment are widely practiced in all casts among Hindus as well as Buddhists.

Epilepsy treatment gap in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Meta‐analysis of community‐based studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13
Author(s):  
L. F. Owolabi ◽  
S. D. Owolabi ◽  
B. Adamu ◽  
A.M. Jibo ◽  
I. D. Alhaji
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Treatment Gap ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Epilepsy Treatment ◽  
Sub Saharan

Experiences and expertise of codependency: Repetition, claim-coupling, and enthusiasm

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Winter
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Disease Model ◽  
Brain Disease ◽  
Professional Expertise ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Social Scientific ◽  
Analysis Of Knowledge ◽  
The Brain

Arenas where experts interact with publics are useful platforms for communication and interaction between actors in the field of public health: researchers, practitioners, clinicians, patients, and laypersons. Such coalitions are central to the analysis of knowledge coproduction. This study investigates an initiative for assembling expert and other significant knowledge which seeks to create better interventions and solutions to addiction-related problems, in this case codependency. But what and whose knowledge is communicated, and how? The study explores how processes of repetition, claim-coupling, and enthusiasm produce a community based on three boundary beliefs: (1) victimized codependent children failed by an impaired society; (2) the power of daring and sharing; and (3) the (brain) disease model as the scientific representative and explanation for (co)dependence. These processes have legitimized future hopes in certain suffering actors, certain lived and professional expertise and also excluded social scientific critique, existing interventions, and alternative accounts.

scholarly journals Association Between Dietary Diversity and Prediabetes in the Korean Adults: A Community Based Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1048-1048
Author(s):  
Gayoung Kim ◽  
Eunbi Hwang ◽  
Yoonjin Shin ◽  
Yangha Kim
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Epidemiology Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Korean Adults ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Reduced Risk

Abstract Objectives Dietary diversity is a widely accepted recommendation to encourage a nutritionally appropriate diet and prevent chronic diseases. This study was conducted to investigate the association between dietary diversity score (DDS) and the risk of prediabetes among Korean population. Methods Study subjects were 7,405 participants (3,392: men; 4,013: women) from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) aged 40–69 years. Foods are classified as five food categories (grains, meat and alternatives, vegetables, fruits and dairy products). When a subject consumes foods in each category at least per week, dietary diversity scored 1. Based on DDS, subjects were divided into three groups (≤3, 4 or 5). Results During the 12-year follow-up period, the cumulative incidence of prediabetes was 31.87%. Subjects with higher DDS showed a decreased incidence of prediabetes compared to those with lower DDS. DDS was associated with reduced risk of prediabetes [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.834, 95% CI: 0.74–0.94, p-trend = 0.007] after adjustment for potential confounders. Subjects with higher DDS had lower intake of grain and higher intake of dairy, meat, fruit, non-salted vegetable group (P-trend < 0.0001). Moreover, Subjects with higher DDS had lower intake of carbohydrates (P-trend < 0.0001). Conclusions These results suggested that diverse diets comprised of five food categories might potentially reduce the risk of prediabetes in Korean adults. Funding Sources This research was supported by the BK21 FOUR (Fostering Outstanding Universities for Research) funded by the Ministry of Education (MOE, Korea) and National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF).

scholarly journals Assessing the severity of conjunctivochalasis in a senile population: a community-based epidemiology study in Shanghai, China

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingru Zhang ◽  
Qingsong Li ◽  
Haidong Zou ◽  
Jinjuan Peng ◽  
Caicai Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epidemiology Study ◽  
Community Based
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