Beliefs on epilepsy in Northern Ghana

dc.contributor.author	Adjei, P.
dc.contributor.author	Akpalu, A.
dc.contributor.author	Laryea, R.
dc.contributor.author	Nkromah, K.
dc.contributor.author	Sottie, C.
dc.contributor.author	Ohene, S.
dc.contributor.author	Osei, A.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-12-05T08:57:14Z
dc.date.available	2018-12-05T08:57:14Z
dc.date.issued	2013-11
dc.description.abstract	Stigma associated with any chronic disease is one of the greatest challenges to the treatment of the disease. Stigma in health is a complex concept, and it causes people with a stigmatizing disease to conceal their disorder. Epilepsy is one such condition with numerous outdated, sometimes inhumane, and sometimes absurd perceptions that tend to fuel its stigma. Health-care workers who participated in an epilepsy training program as part of a World Health Organization/Ghana Health Service collaboration were asked to compile the perceptions associated with epilepsy in their communities. The comments they gathered are presented here. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.	en_US
dc.identifier.other	Volume 29, Issue 2, Pages 316-321
dc.identifier.other	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.07.034
dc.identifier.uri	http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/26179
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Epilepsy and Behavior	en_US
dc.subject	Beliefs	en_US
dc.subject	Epilepsy	en_US
dc.subject	Ghana	en_US
dc.subject	Perceptions	en_US
dc.subject	Stigma	en_US
dc.title	Beliefs on epilepsy in Northern Ghana	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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