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Multimed
On-line version ISSN 1028-4818
Abstract
FRIAS VILTRES, Diana Francis; ODOARDO AGUILAR, Mabel Rosa; VERDECIA AGUILAR, Merlin and JACAS CABRERA, Ángela. Prevalence of epilepsy in patients under 15 years of age who use antiepileptic drugs at the Jimmy Hirzel polyclinic in Bayamo. Multimed [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.1, e1118. Epub Jan 01, 2021. ISSN 1028-4818.
Introduction:
epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological diseases in children.
Objective:
to determine the general prevalence and according to age, sex and etiology of epilepsy in the health area of the Jimmy Hirzel polyclinic of the Bayamo municipality, Granma province in patients under 15 years of age.
Methods:
a descriptive and cross-sectional investigation was carried out, using the capture-recapture method among the statistical techniques.
Results:
the general prevalence rate found was 4.54 (95% CI, 4.33-4.74).
Conclusions:
it was concluded that the prevalence of epilepsy in the health area studied presents values similar to those found in developed countries.
Keywords : Epilepsy; Prevalence; Capture-recapture method; Under 15 years.
