Journal article
Global campaign against epilepsy: Assessment of a demonstration project in rural China
W Wang, J Wu, X Dai, G Ma, B Yang, T Wang, C Yuan, D Ding, Z Hong, P Kwan, GS Bell, LL Prilipko, HM De Boerk, JW Sander
Bulletin of the World Health Organization | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION | Published : 2008
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Abstract
Objective: The Global Campaign Against Epilepsy demonstration project in rural China aimed: to reduce the treatment gap and morbidity of people with epilepsy by using community-level interventions; to train and educate health professionals; to dispel stigma; to identify potential for prevention and to develop models of integration of epilepsy control into the local health systems. We report the overall results of the demonstration project, focusing on the prevalence and the change in the treatment gap of epilepsy after an intervention. Methods: Door-to-door epidemiological surveys were carried out before, and 6 months after the end of, an intervention project for epilepsy in rural settings i..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The project was approved and supported by the Chinese Ministry of Health and WHO. The sponsors approved the protocol but were not directly involved in its design. The sponsors were represented on the steering Committee and their representatives were involved in the drafting of the paper.