Experience and perceptions of mental ill-health in people with epilepsy in rural Ethiopia: A qualitative study
People living with epilepsy in this rural Ethiopian setting experience various emotional, financial, occupational and interpersonal problems that are crucially interwoven with one another and with the experience of epilepsy. A people-centered approach to support the recovery of people with epilepsy requires consideration of mental health alongside physical health, as well as interventions outside the health system to address poverty and stigma.
Authors
- Charles R. Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6999-5507)
- Ruth Tsigebrhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4957-5820)
- Charlotte Hanlon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7937-3226)
- Medhin Selamu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-5441)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- Warneford Hospital (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310542
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research