Determinants of Noncompliance to Clinic Appointments and Medications among Nigerian Children with Epilepsy: Experience in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria
Joint Authors
Ibekwe, Maryann U.
Ndukuba, Appolos Chidi
Aronu, Ann Ebele
Ojinnaka, Ngozi Chinyelu
Ibekwe, Roland Chidi
Eke, Christopher Bismarck
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract 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.
American Psychological Association (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.
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Modern Language Association (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.
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American Medical Association (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
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1099447