TABLE 1.
Screening and crude epilepsy prevalence by village
| Village | Kaberege | Mwidagaduro | Rutemba | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health center | Gataraga | Karwasa | Karwasa | |
| Population | ||||
| Households (n) | 337 | 222 | 247 | 806 |
| Citizens per census (n) | 1307 | 954 | 1111 | 3372 |
| Men [n (%)] | 622 (47.6) | 438 (45.9) | 507 (45.6) | 1567 (46.5) |
| Women [n (%)] | 685 (52.4) | 516 (54.1) | 604 (54.4) | 1805 (53.5) |
| Persons/household (n) | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Persons screened by Limoges questionnaire | ||||
| Persons screened [n (%)] | 1077 (82.4) | 757 (79.4) | 847 (76.2) | 2681 (79.5) |
| Persons with at least one positive answer (n) | 60 | 58 | 50 | 168 |
| Persons diagnosed with epilepsy (n) | 39 | 48 | 41 | 128 |
| Newly diagnosed [n (%)] | 25 (64.1) | 33 (68.7) | 22 (53.7) | 80 (62.5) |
| Previously diagnosed [n (%)] | 14 (35.9) | 15 (31.3) | 19 (46.3) | 48 (37.5) |
| Prevalence estimate | 36.2/1000 | 63.4/1000 | 48.4/1000 | 47.7/1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confidence interval | 25.8–49.5 | 46.8–84.1 | 34.7–65.7 | 39.8–56.8 |
Abbreviations: %, percentage; n, number.