Publications by authors named "Tenimba Bagayoko"
Neuroepidemiology
April 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on understanding the prevalence and risk factors of epilepsy in six health districts in Mali, where its occurrence is often underestimated.
- Through a community-based cross-sectional design, researchers enrolled 1,506 epilepsy cases and 2,199 controls, discovering a mean epilepsy prevalence of 2‰, with variations across different districts.
- Key risk factors identified included age, history of cerebral malaria and meningitis, geographic location (specifically Tominian), and complications during delivery like delayed delivery and dystocia.
