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Beliefs about medication, medication adherence and seizure control among adult epilepsy patients in Kimberley, South Africa

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 57 , issue 5 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 326–332

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2015.1078152

Author(s): C Egenasi Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa, WJ Steinberg Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa, JE Raubenheimer Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa,

Keywords: beliefs about medication, epilepsy, medication adherence, seizure control,

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Background: Patients with epilepsy regularly present to the Kimberley Hospital Complex’s emergency department and are managed and discharged but within a short period present again to casualty with seizures. This study aimed to explore whether beliefs about medication have any relationship with treatment adherence and seizure control among adult patients with epilepsy attending the hospital and clinics in Kimberley.

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Beliefs about medication, medication adherence and seizure control among adult epilepsy patients in Kimberley, South Africa

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