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Article In Journal |
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EPILEPSY AMONG HEALTH INSURED WORKERS IN ALEXANDRIA: PART I: OCCURRENCE AND REGISTRATION EPILEPSY AMONG HEALTH INSURED WORKERS IN ALEXANDRIA: PART I: OCCURRENCE AND REGISTRATION |
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English |
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Abstract |
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Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder which represents
an important public health problem because of its
serious economic implications as well as its social impact
on the family and community (Gas taut et al.,1973; Baumann et
al.,1977). In developing countries, th~-actual prevalence----
of the disease is not ascertain, as most of the available
information are derived from hospital based data (Baumann et
al.,1977; Zander et al.,1979; and Goodman,1983). It was e~
trmated that in a~a~where medical care was insufficient,
the total prevalence may reach 8/1000 of the population with
frequent severe seizures reported to be 3/1000 population
(Gas taut et al.,1973). The incidence rate of the disease
was esti~ecrby Kurtzke (1985) to range between 20 and 70/
100,000 population and Garnieri (1983) reported that males
are hav~ng higher incidence than females.
The best method for obtainin~ population based data is
to develop registries of community health information.Throu~h
such registries, assessment of clinical course of the disease,
identirication of factors associated with its occurrence as
well as evaluation of existin~ health care measures for its
cont-~l could be conducted (WHO,1987).
:he study was conducted with the aim of dete~ination
of ~ incidence and prevalence of e?ilepsy among health in-
~~~ workers in Alexandria as well as assessment of t~e
e:i3~~ registration systea a~J c~v~l~pment of a n~~ one.
Dresented
in Table (II). During the study period 45 new active
cases were diagnosed giving an incidence rate of 5.95/100,000
insured persons. The incidence rate was insignificantly_
h~gheramong males (6.2:1/100,000) than females (5.15/100,000);
X 1= 0.26. -
Table (III) shows that the point prevalence rate of ac- _
tive epilepsy among health insured population in Alexandria
as on 28th of February 1989 was 141.4/100,000 beneficiaries.
The prevalence rate among males (156.1/100,000) was2significantly
higher than that of females (92.7/100,OOO),X 1=38.31. |
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1110-0036 |
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The Bulletin of The High Institute of The Puplic Health |
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21 |
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Issue Number |
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2 |
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Publishing Year |
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1411 AH
1991 AD |
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Article Type |
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Article |
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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