Objectives: This study was oriented to investigate the current situation of Syrian medical staff working in different fields and their response regarding the preventive procedures. Material and Methods: Questionnaire was designed according to the World Health Organization guidelines and recommendations, addressing the preventive measures, which must be followed by healthcare workers to protect themselves and their community against COVID-19. The participation in the study was average as 1339 participants from medical staff (596 males and 743 females) have filled the questionnaire. Results: The results displayed high percentages of commitment in general regarding preventive measures followed (health rules, personal protective equipment, and disinfection) for all healthcare workers. The proportions of responses were varied depending on job nature. In addition, the highest range of percentage of self-evaluation was 50–75% for all medical staff. Conclusion: Based on the filled information, the study showed relatively good commitment to the preventive procedures by healthcare workers to control COVID-19 and prevents its spread in the community.

Introduction:This is the first study done in the national center for neurological sciences, Khartoum state to assess the quality of life above hundred Sudanese epileptic patients, in the period from September to December 2020.Methodology: This is a descriptive cross sectional study, data was collected using interviewing questionnaire and this questionnaire was modified from SF-36 model.Results: Most of the patients are from the urban area (60.2%), housewives are most of them, most of the patients were single and from low socioeconomic status, the history of the disease was less than three years for most of the cases covered in this study, most type is generalized tonic clonic epilepsy, normal EEG finding in 75.7% and normal MRI brain in 78.6%, most of patients mentioned they have no attack in last month. Regarding mental health 47.6% feel sometimes depression, 75.7% associated with memory problems. Regarding physical health 51.5% feel energetic all of the time, 9.7% always associated with sleep disturbance, most of patients are not driving, neither having hobbies for leisure time. 63.1% don’t have any health problem, 32% feel stigma if attack happen in public. Commonest medication prescribed was carbamazepine and 73.8% are fully complaints with medication. 95.1% are not worried about long term medication use.Conclusion: lower level of education and manual labor associated with poor quality of life, epilepsy had bad impact on social life, there is global decrease in cognitive function, most of the patients don`t worry about side effects and duration of the medication usage

Introduction This is the first study done in the National Center for Neurological Sciences, Khartoum State, to assess the quality of life among more than 100 Sudanese epileptic patients, in the period from September to December 2020. Methodology This is a descriptive cross‐sectional study; data were collected using an interview‐based semi‐structured structured questionnaire and this questionnaire was modified from the SF‐36 model. Results Most of the patients were from urban areas and origin (60.2%), most of which were housewives; the majority of the patients were single and from low socioeconomic status, history of the disease was less than 3 years for most of the cases covered in this study, most of the cases were classified as generalized tonic clonic epilepsy, and normal EEG findings and normal MRI brain were found in 75.7% and 78.6%, respectively. Most patients mentioned that they experienced no attacks during the last month. Regarding mental health, 47.6% experienced symptoms of depression, and 75.7% had memory problems. In terms of physical health, 51.5% felt energetic all of the time, 9.7% experienced remarkable sleep disturbance, most of the patients are not driving nor have established hobbies during leisure time. 63.1% of the participants do not have health problems; 32% mentioned that they would feel stigmatized if an attack takes place in public. Commonest medication prescribed was carbamazepine, out of which 73.8% are fully compliant with their medication. 95.1% are not worried about long term use of medication. Conclusion Lower levels of education and manual labor are associated with poor quality of life. Epilepsy has an adverse impact on social life. There is a global decrease in cognitive function, and most of the patients are not worried about the side effects and duration of the medication usage.