Prevalence of epilepsy in the onchocerciasis endemic middle belt of Ghana after 27 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin
作者机构：NeTroDis Research Group Centre for Research in Applied Biology School of Sciences University of Energy and Natural Resources Sunyani Ghana Department of Biological Science School of Sciences University of Energy and Natural Resources Sunyani Ghana Global Health Institute University of Antwerp Antwerp Belgium Department of Medical Laboratory Science School of Sciences University of Energy and Natural Resources Sunyani Ghana STU Clinic Sunyani Technical University Sunyani Ghana Happy Family Hospital Nkoranza Ghana Tain District Hospital Nsawkaw Ghana Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis (MRC GIDA) and London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research School of Public Health Imperial College London London UK Department of Medical Microbiology Experimental Parasitology Unit Amsterdam University Medical Centres Academic Medical Centre at the University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
出 版 物：《Infectious Diseases of Poverty》 (贫困所致传染病（英文）)
年 卷 期：2023年第12卷第4期
页 面：106-106页
核心收录：
学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学]
基 金：African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases Centre for Research in Applied Biology Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases Commonwealth & Development Office United States Agency for International Development, USAID Medical Research Council, MRC, (MR/R015600/1) Medical Research Council, MRC European Commission, EC Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO
主 题：Onchocerca volvulus Microflaria Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy Seizure Ivermectin Mass drug administration Coverage
摘 要：BackgroundIn onchocerciasis-endemic areas with high ongoing Onchocerca volvulus transmission,a high prevalence of epilepsy has been *** study aimed to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of epilepsy in the Bono Region of Ghana following 27 years of implementation of ivermectin mass drug administration(MDA).MethodsBetween October 2020 and August 2021,cross-sectional surveys were conducted in nine communities in the Tain District and Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region of *** the first stage,a random door-to-door approach was used to screen the population for epilepsy using a pre-tested *** suspected of having epilepsy were invited for a second-stage neurological examination for case *** *** microfilarial infection status and Ov16 seropositivity were also ***-five confidence intervals(95%CI)for prevalence values were calculated using the Wilson Score *** the 971 participants,500(51.5%)were females,and the median age(interquartile range)was 26(15‒43)*** participants(1.4%,95%CI:1.0‒2.0)were diagnosed as having epilepsy with generalized seizures being the most frequent seizure type(85.7%,12/14).The overall microfilarial prevalence of *** was 10.3%(November 2020)and 9.9%(August 2021);the Ov16 seroprevalence was 22.2%(June 2021).Only 63.2%took ivermectin in the last round of MDA distribution in March *** 1.4%prevalence of epilepsy in the Bono region is similar to the median epilepsy prevalence in sub-Saharan ***,the persistent microfilarial prevalence and low ivermectin study coverage call for the Ghana Onchocerciasis Elimination Programme to step up its efforts to ensure that the gains achieved are consolidated and improved to achieve the elimination of onchocerciasis by 2030.
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