dc.contributor.author | Kirabira, Joseph | |
dc.contributor.author | Nakawuki, Madrine | |
dc.contributor.author | Fallen, Robyn | |
dc.contributor.author | Rukundo, Godfrey Zari | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-02T14:05:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-02T14:05:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kirabira, J., Nakawuki, M., Fallen, R., & Rukundo, G. Z. (2018). Perceived stigma and associated factors among children and adolescents with epilepsy in south western Uganda: A cross sectional study. Seizure, 57, 50-55. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/518 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: To determine the prevalence of perceived stigma and its associated factors among children and
adolescents with epilepsy in southwestern Uganda.
Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study at a large referral hospital and a small rural health facility
in Mbarara district, southwestern Uganda. Participants were aged 6–18 years being managed for epilepsy
for at least 3 months, with no medical emergencies. Perceived stigma was measured using the Kilifi
Stigma Scale of Epilepsy. Data on associated factors were collected by a pre-piloted investigator designed
questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to determine associated factors considering 5% statistical
significance.
Results: Prevalence of high perceived stigma was 34% with higher levels among older children and
adolescents. Children who had never attended school were more likely to report perceived stigma (62%).
Factors associated with this stigma included having epilepsy related injuries or deformities (p = 0.022),
other chronic illnesses (p = 0.009) and a longer duration of antiepileptic drug use (p = 0.004).
Conclusions: Perceived stigma of epilepsy remains a major public health problem among children and
adolescents and it is highly associated with preventable or modifiable factors. Therefore, there is need to
design interventions that can address these factors in order to reduce the stigma and its potential future
complications such as educational inequalities | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Kayanja Fellowship of Mbarara University of Science and
Technology as a routine requirement for completing a postgraduate program for the fellows funded the study. The funder had no
role in the design of the study and collection, analysis, and
interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.subject | Epilepsy | en_US |
dc.subject | Children | en_US |
dc.subject | Perceived stigma | en_US |
dc.subject | Kilifi stigma scale of epilepsy | en_US |
dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
dc.title | Perceived stigma and associated factors among children and adolescents with epilepsy in south western Uganda | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | A cross sectional study | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |