EPILEPSY AND STIGMA IN AFRICA: VIEWPOINT OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND COMBAT STRATEGIES

Epilepsy is a major public health problem in developing countries where most of the patients live. The health, sociocultural, economic and psychological consequences increase the burden. The illness is enmeshed in myths in developing as well as in developed countries. However, these myths are more pronounced in developing countries where several false and negative conceptions about the condition are rife [1,4]. The consequences are family and social isolation which makes epilepsy a social condition [5, 6].

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