Neurological Disorders

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Jimma University, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Epilepsy Treatment Outcome, Adherence to Anti-seizure Medications and Predicting Factors at the Chronic Care Facility in Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia: Cross-sectional Study
  Author(s): Firafan Shuma*, Behailu Terefe and Tamirat Tekassa
  
  The aim of this study was to assess epilepsy treatment outcome, adherence to Anti-seizure medication (ASM), and its predictors among epileptic patients on follow-up at the chronic care unit of Jimma University Medical Center with a total of 168 epileptic patients enrolled in the study. Data was collected by data collectors using data abstraction formats, then entered and analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the association between dependent and independent variable. In this study, 132(78.6%) patients were adherent to their ASMs. Seizure recurrence was identified in 120(71.4%) patients. Rural residence (AOR=6.42, 95% CI: 1.32, 31.28, P=0.02), chronic ASM therapy for above five years (AOR=20.86, 95% CI: 2.66, 163.77, P=0.00), and complaint of ASM-associated undesirable effect (AOR=13.51, 95% CI: 2.72, 67.26, P=0.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895.10.11.525

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