Unmet needs of women with epilepsy living in rural low‐ and middle‐income countries: The experience of the Bolivian Chaco
Women with epilepsy face additional challenges related to their reproductive and social life. There are few data on the management of epilepsy in women living in low- and middle-income countries. We performed a study in the rural areas of Bolivia to explore the standard of care of women with epilepsy. We found a lack of systematic preconceptional counseling in these women. However, there were few negative outcomes reported in their children, which may relate to the small sample size, the variable rates of responses to specific questions, and conscious concealment.
Authors
- Alessandra Susie Quesado Nicoletti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-340X)
- Loretta Giuliano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2512-6972)
- Calogero Edoardo Cicero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8647-8851)
- Elizabeth Blanca Crespo Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8654-3705)
- Francesco Cosmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3661-4149)
- Anna Barbiero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4152-9346)
- Estela Vilte
- Maria Micieli
- Alessandro Bartoloni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9758-1523)
- Sandra Padilla
- Valentina Petrini
- Gianluca Latino
- Chiara Aguzzoli
- Bianca Ribelli
Institutions
- University of Catania (IT)
- University of Florence (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsia Open
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.13125
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sanofi