Table 3.
Opinion of healthcare professionals on epilepsy care.
| Healthcare professionals (N = 34) |
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|---|---|---|
| Opinion on the epilepsy care system in Laos | ||
| Positive attitude | Continuous training enabling to increase knowledge | 21 (61.8%) |
| Capacity of diagnosis & prescription of AEDs | 17 (50.0%) | |
| Improvement of the patient’s quality of life | 8 (23.5%) | |
| Negative attitude | Difficulty of AEDs management and accessibility | 19 (55.9%) |
| Misunderstanding of patients and their families about epilepsy | 13 (38.2%) | |
| Poor knowledge of the medical staff | 8 (23.5%) | |
| Complexity of doctor-patient coordination | 5 (14.7%) | |
| Do you know any other remedy to treat epilepsy? | ||
| Yes (multiple answer) | 9 (26.5%) | |
| Traditional ceremony | 7 (20.6%) | |
| Herbal medicines | 4 (11.8%) | |
| Surgery | 1 (2.9%) | |
| No | 25 (67.6%) | |
| Advice for PWEs who want to use herbal medicine | ||
| Only AEDs, other remedies are not effective | 14 (41.2%) | |
| In association | 13 (38.2%) | |
| Patient’s preference | 7 (20.6%) | |