Sudan

Seidi, Osheik; Hussein, A.

doi:10.1111/j.1474-7766.2005.00338.x

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“…Neurology practice in Sudan is affected by the weakened health care system, Adult and child neurology is confronted by extreme challenges affecting people with neurological diseases. Up to the year 2005 there were only three practicing neurologists that were delivering medical care for an unconceivable ratio of one neurologist to 12 million people [4]. In addition to the enlarging population, this ratio could be attributed to lack of neurology training programs for postgraduate doctors which has begun in the past 10 years, in addition the shortage of neurology clinics in Sudan as today there are 3 tertiary neurology centers that provide adult neurology services, all of which are located in the capital which only aggravates the problem of the ability to seek neurology consultations and follow-ups especially for patients living outside Khartoum.…”

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Challenges Related to Epilepsy Management in Sudan, an Example of Low-Middle Income Country

Babiker¹,

Saad²,

Ibrahim³

et al. 2021

Epilepsy - Update on Classification, Etiologies, Instrumental Diagnosis and Treatment

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Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases that require long-term healthcare, although it has no racial, gender, or geographical boundaries, certain populations and demographics face different challenges regarding management of epilepsy. These challenges include patients’ and communities’ misconceptions of epilepsy nature, treatment and outcome, various use of traditional and spiritual therapy in management of epilepsy, stigma of epilepsy, shortage of neurology facilities and specialists and their aggregation in the capital, and collapse of the healthcare system in Sudan. This chapter aims to highlight some of the difficulties facing people with epilepsy in Sudan, an example of a low middle-income country.

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Section: Neurology In Sudanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges Related to Epilepsy Management in Sudan, an Example of Low-Middle Income Country

Babiker¹,

Saad²,

Ibrahim³

et al. 2021

Epilepsy - Update on Classification, Etiologies, Instrumental Diagnosis and Treatment

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“…In 2004, the median number of neurologists per 100000 populations was recorded to be 0.03 in Africa, 0.32 in Eastern Mediterranean, 0.07 in South-East Asia, 0.89 in the Americas and 4.84 in Europe (13). In 2005, some data revealed that only three neurologists are active in Sudan (14). However, few additional neurologists have joined the practice in the coming years.…”

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Neurophobia: How Do Sudanese Medical Students Perceive Neurology- A Cross-sectional Study.

Ali¹,

Alebeed²,

Bakhit³

2021

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Background: The fear of neuroscience by medical students is a global issue known as neurophobia which has been detected in medical schools from both developing and developed countries. It may contribute to the decreased number of neurologists that is already found to be low globally and augment the growing burden of neurological disorders. This study aimed to evaluate this issue among Sudanese medical students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students from 8 medical schools using an online form questionnaire and responses were collected. Results: A total of 338 responses with 90.4% response rate were collected. Neurology was reported as the most difficult subject to learn (mean ± SD = 3.88 ± 0.90)(P< .01),the second least subject in drawing up differential diagnosis(3.32 ± 1.07) )(P =.000), the third least regarding confidence in clinical examination (3.23 ± 1.24)(P =.000),the third poorest quality of teaching (3.12 ± 1.26)(P =.000), and the third favorite subject as a career option (3.41 ± 1.4)(P > .004).Neuroanatomy was the biggest contributor to the difficulty of neurology (have a very large or large contribution by 51.5% of students) and More/Improved peer discussions were the most factor that could improve neurology teaching (mean ± SD = 3.47 ± 1.39). students perceive a career in neurology to be associated with good travel and research opportunities and poor job satisfaction and work/life balance. ability to make a significant difference in a patient’s life was the most factor encouraging students to chase a career in neurology (21.6%of students) and job satisfaction was the most discouraging factor (20.7%). On performing logistic regression, caring for a friend or relative suffering from neurological disease and increased confidence in knowing exactly what neurologists do were found to have a significant effect on increasing the possibility of pursuing a career in neurology (P =.01 and P< .005 respectively).Conclusion: Students’ perception of neurology is almost the same worldwide and didn’t change over decades in contrast to the growing burden of neurological diseases and population aging. So, a lot of work should be done globally to investigate and manage this issue.

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Knowledge of women issues and epilepsy among doctors in Sudan

Elnaeim

Babiker

2018

Epilepsy & Behavior

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Sudan

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Challenges Related to Epilepsy Management in Sudan, an Example of Low-Middle Income Country

Challenges Related to Epilepsy Management in Sudan, an Example of Low-Middle Income Country

Neurophobia: How Do Sudanese Medical Students Perceive Neurology- A Cross-sectional Study.

Knowledge of women issues and epilepsy among doctors in Sudan

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