Prevalence of epilepsy in Bangladesh: Results from a national household survey.
Quazi Deen MohammadNarayan Chandra SahaMd Badrul AlamSeikh Azimul HoqueAriful IslamRajib Nayan ChowdhuryMohammad Enayet HussainYamin Shahriar ChowdhurySakhawat HossainMahmood Ahmed ChowdhuryMatiur RahmanBikash Kumar MajumderAbdus SalamAmitabh SarkerMd Kafil UddinMohammad MoniruzzamanFerdous HakimRijwan BhuiyanNazneen AnwarMohammad Mostafa ZamanPublished in: Epilepsia open (2020)
Our findings out of this first-ever national survey were similar to other Asian countries. However, the prevalence of active epilepsy and treatment gap were considerably higher. This study serves useful evidence for tailoring interventions aimed to reduce the burden of epilepsy-primarily through targeted community awareness program-and access to antiepileptic treatment in health facilities in Bangladesh.