Stress and sleep quality in medical students: a cross-sectional study from Vietnam.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant global social and economic disruptions, as well as changes in personal attitude and behavior. The purpose of this research is to assess the sleep quality and stress levels of medical students.

Method: Data was collected from medical students over the course of a month in 2021.

Sociocultural and psychological features of perceived stigma reported by people with epilepsy in Benin.

Purpose: Stigma is a major burden of epilepsy. In sub-Saharan Africa the few studies that addressed epilepsy stigma emphasize enacted, rather than perceived, stigma. This inattention may compromise clinical management and delay help seeking, thereby contributing to the treatment gap.

Knowledge of epilepsy in the general population based on two French cities: implications for stigma.

The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of people living in two French counties. The data were collected from 1777 adults in the general population who were interviewed. Knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy in these French samples proved largely favorable: 90.

Natural history and mortality of chronic epilepsy in an untreated population of rural Bolivia: a follow-up after 10 years.

Purpose: To evaluate the natural history and mortality of chronic epilepsy in an untreated prevalence cohort of people with epilepsy (PWE) in a rural area of Bolivia.

Methods: During 1994-1996 we carried out an epidemiologic survey in a sample of 9,995 subjects in the Cordillera province. At the end of the survey we identified 130 PWE, of whom 118 were classified as having "active epilepsy.

Improving tuberculosis case detection rate with a lay informant questionnaire: an experience from the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Problem: In many countries, the tuberculosis (TB) annual case detection rate is below the target of 70%. In the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2005, it did not exceed 55%

Approach: The DOTS strategy promotes passive case detection of TB. In order to increase the detection rate, we validated a questionnaire targeting lay informants at village level to notify patients with chronic cough and assessed the relevance for TB case-finding.

Risk factors for epilepsy in rural Lao PDR: a case-control study.

The objective of this study was to assess the major etiologic categories of epilepsy in a rural district of the Lao PDR. Thirty-one newly identified patients with confirmed active epilepsy were compared with 124 controls, matched for gender, age and village residence. Risk factors for epilepsy were investigated with particular focus on cysticercosis serology.

Epidemiology, aetiology, and clinical management of epilepsy in Asia: a systematic review.

Epilepsy is a significant, but often underappreciated, health problem in Asia. Here, we systematically review the literature on epidemiology, aetiology, and management of epilepsy in 23 Asian countries. Prevalence estimates are available for only 11 countries from door-to-door surveys and are generally low.

Epilepsy in Laos: knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the community.

Objective: We evaluated beliefs about, attitudes toward, and stigma associated with epilepsy in four districts of central Laos.

Method: For this study, 83 people with epilepsy, 83 family members, and 166 matched villagers in Vientiane Province were interviewed.

Results: From patients to families to villagers, there existed a significantly increasing gradient of misbeliefs.

Prevalence of epilepsy in a rural district of central Lao PDR.

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of epilepsy in a rural district of Lao PDR and to describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of the disease.

Methods: Door-to-door screening was performed on the entire population of 8 randomly selected villages in the Hinheub district, using an internationally validated and standardized questionnaire. Additional passive case detection was performed through village key informants.