Behaviour and therapeutic itinerary of epileptic patients in Marrakech city and surrounding regions in South Morocco

Abstract Background Epilepsy is a chronic, universal disorder with various etiologies and prognoses. It is still laden with myths in the majority of the Moroccan population. Despite the existence of well-established medicinal treatments and increasingly comprehensive care, access to antiepileptic ca...

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Autores principales:	Abdelaati El Khiat, Najib Kissani, Abdellatif Abbaoui, Mohamed Chraa, Mohamed Loukid, Halima Gamrani, Mohamed Kamal Hilali
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Beliefs Epilepsy Marrakech and south of Morocco Seizures Therapeutic itinerary Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:298fd85679c64e8aab6a21dd3c05ae912021-11-08T11:14:49ZBehaviour and therapeutic itinerary of epileptic patients in Marrakech city and surrounding regions in South Morocco10.1186/s42494-021-00061-12524-4434https://doaj.org/article/298fd85679c64e8aab6a21dd3c05ae912021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-021-00061-1https://doaj.org/toc/2524-4434Abstract Background Epilepsy is a chronic, universal disorder with various etiologies and prognoses. It is still laden with myths in the majority of the Moroccan population. Despite the existence of well-established medicinal treatments and increasingly comprehensive care, access to antiepileptic care is still limited, especially for rural populations. We aim herein to identify the therapeutic itinerary of patients with epilepsy (or epileptic disorders) as well as the behaviour of patients and their families towards this disease in Marrakech and the surrounding region of Marrakech-Safi. Methods We carried out a retrospective study Questionnaire filled by 110 patients data was analysed with SPSS version 18. Results Our results showed that 69.96% of the patients believed in a supernatural origin of the disease and 76.4% attended for professional medical care after their first seizure. In addition, more than half of our patients (51.8%) consulted a religious leader for the initial consultation, 51.0% of whom were women and 49.0% were male. The low socioeconomic status of patients with epilepsy, 74.5% of whom were unemployed, impeded the effective management of this disease. Conclusions These results suggest that the management of patients with epilepsy (or epileptic disorders) in Africa, and particularly in Morocco requires, in addition to the reinforcement of human and material resources, an effort to educate and positively influence the family and the social environment as a whole.Abdelaati El KhiatNajib KissaniAbdellatif AbbaouiMohamed ChraaMohamed LoukidHalima GamraniMohamed Kamal HilaliBMCarticleBeliefsEpilepsyMarrakech and south of MoroccoSeizuresTherapeutic itineraryNeurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENActa Epileptologica, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
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topic	Beliefs Epilepsy Marrakech and south of Morocco Seizures Therapeutic itinerary Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
spellingShingle	Beliefs Epilepsy Marrakech and south of Morocco Seizures Therapeutic itinerary Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Abdelaati El Khiat Najib Kissani Abdellatif Abbaoui Mohamed Chraa Mohamed Loukid Halima Gamrani Mohamed Kamal Hilali Behaviour and therapeutic itinerary of epileptic patients in Marrakech city and surrounding regions in South Morocco
description	Abstract Background Epilepsy is a chronic, universal disorder with various etiologies and prognoses. It is still laden with myths in the majority of the Moroccan population. Despite the existence of well-established medicinal treatments and increasingly comprehensive care, access to antiepileptic care is still limited, especially for rural populations. We aim herein to identify the therapeutic itinerary of patients with epilepsy (or epileptic disorders) as well as the behaviour of patients and their families towards this disease in Marrakech and the surrounding region of Marrakech-Safi. Methods We carried out a retrospective study Questionnaire filled by 110 patients data was analysed with SPSS version 18. Results Our results showed that 69.96% of the patients believed in a supernatural origin of the disease and 76.4% attended for professional medical care after their first seizure. In addition, more than half of our patients (51.8%) consulted a religious leader for the initial consultation, 51.0% of whom were women and 49.0% were male. The low socioeconomic status of patients with epilepsy, 74.5% of whom were unemployed, impeded the effective management of this disease. Conclusions These results suggest that the management of patients with epilepsy (or epileptic disorders) in Africa, and particularly in Morocco requires, in addition to the reinforcement of human and material resources, an effort to educate and positively influence the family and the social environment as a whole.
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author	Abdelaati El Khiat Najib Kissani Abdellatif Abbaoui Mohamed Chraa Mohamed Loukid Halima Gamrani Mohamed Kamal Hilali
author_facet	Abdelaati El Khiat Najib Kissani Abdellatif Abbaoui Mohamed Chraa Mohamed Loukid Halima Gamrani Mohamed Kamal Hilali
author_sort	Abdelaati El Khiat
title	Behaviour and therapeutic itinerary of epileptic patients in Marrakech city and surrounding regions in South Morocco
title_short	Behaviour and therapeutic itinerary of epileptic patients in Marrakech city and surrounding regions in South Morocco
title_full	Behaviour and therapeutic itinerary of epileptic patients in Marrakech city and surrounding regions in South Morocco
title_fullStr	Behaviour and therapeutic itinerary of epileptic patients in Marrakech city and surrounding regions in South Morocco
title_full_unstemmed	Behaviour and therapeutic itinerary of epileptic patients in Marrakech city and surrounding regions in South Morocco
title_sort	behaviour and therapeutic itinerary of epileptic patients in marrakech city and surrounding regions in south morocco
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/298fd85679c64e8aab6a21dd3c05ae91
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Behaviour and therapeutic itinerary of epileptic patients in Marrakech city and surrounding regions in South Morocco

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