Knowledge of women issues and epilepsy among doctors in Sudan

Elnaeim, Awab; Elnaeim, Mohamed; Babiker, Ismat

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.04.013

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“…This is the second study investigating the issue of neurophobia in Sudan as the rst one was conducted in 2019 at University of Bahri, one of the universities included in our study (9). Our ndings support the evidence that medical students nd neurology as the most di cult specialty to learn as reported in seven other previous studies(17)(7)(18)(5)(15)(3)(16).…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Moreover, many neurophobia symptoms were clear among students from developing countries like Saudi Arabia (6), Sri Lanka (7)and Nigeria (8). In Sudan, a single study has identi ed fearful perception of neurology among medical students at Bahri University (9).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Also, insu cient teaching and limited exposure to clinical neurology scenarios were reported (18). In Bahri university in Sudan, unsatisfactory teaching of neurology, the di culty of neuroanatomy and neurological diagnosis, limited provided treatments and poor outcomes have been suggested as risk factors for neurophobia (9). However, still little is known about neurophobia in Sudan since it hasn't been studied in many universities.…”

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Neurophobia: How Do Sudanese Medical Students Perceive Neurology- A Cross-sectional Study.

Ali¹,

Alebeed²,

Bakhit³

2021

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Background: The fear of neuroscience by medical students is a global issue known as neurophobia which has been detected in medical schools from both developing and developed countries. It may contribute to the decreased number of neurologists that is already found to be low globally and augment the growing burden of neurological disorders. This study aimed to evaluate this issue among Sudanese medical students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students from 8 medical schools using an online form questionnaire and responses were collected. Results: A total of 338 responses with 90.4% response rate were collected. Neurology was reported as the most difficult subject to learn (mean ± SD = 3.88 ± 0.90)(P< .01),the second least subject in drawing up differential diagnosis(3.32 ± 1.07) )(P =.000), the third least regarding confidence in clinical examination (3.23 ± 1.24)(P =.000),the third poorest quality of teaching (3.12 ± 1.26)(P =.000), and the third favorite subject as a career option (3.41 ± 1.4)(P > .004).Neuroanatomy was the biggest contributor to the difficulty of neurology (have a very large or large contribution by 51.5% of students) and More/Improved peer discussions were the most factor that could improve neurology teaching (mean ± SD = 3.47 ± 1.39). students perceive a career in neurology to be associated with good travel and research opportunities and poor job satisfaction and work/life balance. ability to make a significant difference in a patient’s life was the most factor encouraging students to chase a career in neurology (21.6%of students) and job satisfaction was the most discouraging factor (20.7%). On performing logistic regression, caring for a friend or relative suffering from neurological disease and increased confidence in knowing exactly what neurologists do were found to have a significant effect on increasing the possibility of pursuing a career in neurology (P =.01 and P< .005 respectively).Conclusion: Students’ perception of neurology is almost the same worldwide and didn’t change over decades in contrast to the growing burden of neurological diseases and population aging. So, a lot of work should be done globally to investigate and manage this issue.

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Neurophobia: How Do Sudanese Medical Students Perceive Neurology- A Cross-sectional Study.

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Alebeed²,

Bakhit³

2021

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“…Nevertheless, less than half of the practitioners understood that oxcarbazepine also shows high safety, which might reflect the lower amount of evidence for oxcarbazepine compared with lamotrigine and levetiracetam. Most (83.87%) practitioners suggested that for WWE who used enzyme-induced ASM during pregnancy, intramuscular vitamin K at birth would reduce the risk of neonatal bleeding, which was similar to results described by Babiker et al (74%) ( 19 ). About half (53.23%) of the practitioners knew that there was good evidence that VPA would reduce the offspring's cognitive ability, which was inconsistent with the study by Jetté's group (33.3%) ( 7 ).…”

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Management of epilepsy in pregnancy in eastern China: A survey from the Zhejiang association against epilepsy

Qian

Cai

et al. 2022

Front. Neurol.

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ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the knowledge of the board members of the Zhejiang Association Against Epilepsy (ZAAE) regarding pregnancy of women with epilepsy (WWE), as well as their clinical practice and obstacles in the management of WWE.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among the board members of the ZAAE using a questionnaire based on the management guidelines for WWE during pregnancy in China. We recorded the demographic characteristics of the surveyed practitioners, the coincidence rate of each question, clinical practice, and the barriers encountered in managing WWE.ResultsThis survey showed that the average knowledge score of the surveyed practitioners was 71.02%, and the knowledge score of neurologists was higher than that of neurosurgeons. Knowledge regarding the following three aspects was relatively poor: whether WWE is associated with an increased risk of cesarean section and preterm delivery, the preferred analgesic drugs for WWE during delivery, and the time of postpartum blood concentration monitoring. After multiple linear regression analysis, the score of neurologists was correlated to the number of pregnant WWE treated each year. In addition, the biggest difficulty in the management of WWE during pregnancy is the lack of patient education and doctors training on pregnant epilepsy management.ConclusionOur study revealed the ZAAE board members' knowledge and management status of pregnant WWE. In addition, our study identified the biggest obstacle to the management of WWE during pregnancy, and emphasized the importance of training and practice of epilepsy knowledge during pregnancy for practitioners and the significance of interdisciplinary communication.

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Competency in the management of women of childbearing age with epilepsy among primary care and specialist doctors in Estonia

Teesaar

Taba

Rakitin

2023

Epilepsy & Behavior Reports

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Knowledge of women issues and epilepsy among doctors in Sudan

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Neurophobia: How Do Sudanese Medical Students Perceive Neurology- A Cross-sectional Study.

Neurophobia: How Do Sudanese Medical Students Perceive Neurology- A Cross-sectional Study.

Management of epilepsy in pregnancy in eastern China: A survey from the Zhejiang association against epilepsy

Competency in the management of women of childbearing age with epilepsy among primary care and specialist doctors in Estonia

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