Determinants of Noncompliance to Clinic Appointments and Medications among Nigerian Children with Epilepsy: Experience in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria
المؤلفون المشاركون
Ibekwe, Maryann U.
Ndukuba, Appolos Chidi
Aronu, Ann Ebele
Ojinnaka, Ngozi Chinyelu
Ibekwe, Roland Chidi
Eke, Christopher Bismarck
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2016، العدد 2016 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2016)، ص ص. 1-9، 9ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2016-02-21
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
9
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Purpose.
To determine the frequency and determinants of noncompliance to clinic appointment and medication among Nigerian children with epilepsy.
Method.
This is a cross-sectional survey of noncompliance to clinic appointments and medication among 113 consecutive children with epilepsy attending the Paediatric Neurology Clinic of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, southeastern Nigeria.
Results.
Noncompliance to clinic appointment and medication was 23% and 15.3%, respectively.
The major reasons given were lack of finance, clashing with school time, and forgetting to take the drugs.
Children whose mothers were less educated and unemployed were more likely to miss clinic appointments.
Noncompliance to medication was associated with poor seizure control.
Children that were on phenobarbitone were more likely to be noncompliant with medication than those on sodium valproate and/or carbamazepine.
Conclusion.
Missed clinic appointment and medication noncompliance are common among Nigerian children with epilepsy and financial constraint is the most common reason.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Ibekwe, Roland Chidi& Ndukuba, Appolos Chidi& Aronu, Ann Ebele& Eke, Christopher Bismarck& Ibekwe, Maryann U.& Ojinnaka, Ngozi Chinyelu. 2016. Determinants of Noncompliance to Clinic Appointments and Medications among Nigerian Children with Epilepsy: Experience in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099447
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Ibekwe, Roland Chidi…[et al.]. Determinants of Noncompliance to Clinic Appointments and Medications among Nigerian Children with Epilepsy: Experience in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria. Behavioural Neurology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099447
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Ibekwe, Roland Chidi& Ndukuba, Appolos Chidi& Aronu, Ann Ebele& Eke, Christopher Bismarck& Ibekwe, Maryann U.& Ojinnaka, Ngozi Chinyelu. Determinants of Noncompliance to Clinic Appointments and Medications among Nigerian Children with Epilepsy: Experience in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria. Behavioural Neurology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099447
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1099447
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر