Table 3.
Components for the education intervention.
| Intervention for CHWs, THs and community members | Intervention for biomedical providers |
|---|---|
| • What is epilepsy? | • Epidemiology of epilepsy |
| • Types of seizures | • Definition of epilepsy, seizures and other terminologies |
| • Causes of epilepsy | • Causes of epilepsy |
| • Effects of epilepsy on child development | • Common precipitating factors of epilepsy |
| • Treatment of epilepsy: what drugs can and cannot do? | • International classification of epileptic seizures |
| • Side effects of drugs | • Diagnosis of epilepsy |
| • Drug safety | • Differential diagnosis of epilepsy |
| • What to do and not to do during a seizure | • Conditions co-existing with epilepsy |
| • When to take PWE to hospital | • Management of epilepsy |
| • Prevention of epilepsy | |
| • What PWE can and cannot do | |
| • Advise to families on how to live with PWE |