Table 5.
Comparison of crude prevalence and incidence of nodding syndrome and other forms of epilepsy in Kitgum and Pader districts during the 2012 and 2017
| Selected villages | All forms of epilepsy | Nodding syndrome | Other forms of epilepsy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2017 | P-value | 2012 | 2017 | P-value | 2012 | 2017 | P-value | |
| Prevalence in Kitgum district | |||||||||
| Kampala-anyuka: n (%) | 54 (11.5) | 47 (8.5) | 0.110 | 22 (4.6) | 24 (4.4) | 0.798 | 32 (6.9) | 23 (4.2) | 0.061 |
| Tumangu: n (%) | 24 (10.1) | 35 (12.3) | 0.392 | 10 (4.2) | 13 (4.6) | 0.811 | 14 (5.8) | 22 (7.8) | 0.381 |
| Prevalence in Pader district | |||||||||
| Paikati-akidi: n (%) | 32 (11.9) | 30 (9.5) | 0.347 | 13 (4.8) | 16 (5.1) | 0.905 | 19 (7.0) | 14 (4.4) | 0.166 |
| Kitgum and Pader districts combined | |||||||||
| Prevalence: n (%) | 110 (11.2) | 112 (9.7) | 0.251 | 45 (4.6) | 53 (4.6) | 1.00 | 65 (6.6) | 59 (5.1) | 0.134 |
| 95% CI of prevalence | 10.6–14.8 | 8.1–11.6 | 3.4–6.1 | 3.5–6.0 | 5.2–8.4 | 3.9–6.6 | |||
| Cumulative incidencea | 1165 | 130 | 0.002 | 490 | 43 | 0.037 | 675 | 87 | 0.024 |
2012 population distribution of: Kampala-anyuka: n = 469, Tumangu: n = 241, Paikati-akidi: n = 269
2017 population distribution of: Kampala-anyuka: n = 552, Tumangu: n = 284, Paikati-akidi: n = 317
All comparisons done using Pearson chi-square test
CI Confidential interval
aCumulative incidence per 100 000 persons per year