Table 3 Results of the household survey to screen for persons suspected to have epilepsy
Variables | Overall (N = 971) |
|---|---|
Family keeps pigs (n = 971) | |
No | 836 (83.6%) |
Yes | 135 (13.9%) |
A family member died from epilepsy (n = 971) | |
Don’t know | 11 (1.1%) |
No | 933 (96.1%) |
Yes | 27 (2.8%) |
Known to have epilepsy (n = 966) | |
Don't know | 4 (0.4%) |
No | 950 (98.0%) |
Yes | 15 (1.5%) |
Sudden fall and loss of consciousness (n = 969) | |
No | 944 (97.4%) |
Yes | 25 (2.6%) |
If yes, did you have loss of bladder control and/ or foam in the mouth (n = 25) | |
No | 7 (28.0%) |
Yes | 18 (72.0%) |
Absence(s) or sudden loss(es) of contact with the surroundings, for a short duration of time (n = 969) | |
Don't know | 1 (0.1%) |
No | 948 (97.8%) |
Yes | 20 (2.1%) |
Sudden, uncontrollable twitching or shaking of your arms, legs or head, for a period of a few minutes (n = 968) | |
Don't know | 1 (0.1%) |
No | 945 (97.5%) |
Yes | 23 (2.4%) |
Sudden and brief bodily sensations, see or hear things that are not there, or smell strange odours (n = 966) | |
Don't Know | 3 (0.3%) |
No | 950 (98.3%) |
Yes | 13 (1.3%) |
Took ivermectin during the last distribution in March 2021 (n = 967) | |
Don't Know | 18 (1.9%) |
No | 338 (36.8%) |
Yes | 611 (63.2%) |
Mean (range) number of total rounds of ivermectin taken by age groups (n = 967) | |
5‒30 years | 5.21 (0‒20) |
31‒60 years | 10.3 (0‒40) |
> 60 years | 14.2 (0‒35) |
Overall | 7.7 (0‒40) |
Epilepsy prevalence according to duration of residence in the community (n = 969) | |
Resident for < 15 years | 1.9% (6/311) |
Resident for ≥ 15 years | 1.3% (9/658) |
Epilepsy prevalence according to District | (n = 969) |
Tain | 1.6% (7/439) |
Wenchi | 1.5% (8/530) |