Community perceptions of epilepsy and its treatment in an onchocerciasis endemic region in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo

• Main Authors: Housseini Dolo (Author), Michel Mandro (Author), Deogratias Wonya'Rossi (Author), Francoise Ngave (Author), Jessica Fraeyman (Author), Joseph N. Siewe (Author), Patrick Suykerbuyk (Author), Robert Colebunders (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A recent study in the Logo and Rethy health zones in the Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported that the majority of the persons with epilepsy (PWE) had not been treated with anti-epileptic medication (AEM) or had stopped treatment. Prior to the impleme...