Analysis of the implementation process for anti-epileptic treatment in Ecuador

Jaime Luna; Mandy Nizard; D Becker; Alejandro Cruz; M Bahamonde; Voa Ratsimbazafy; Daniel Gérard; Michel Dumas; D Silberberg; Pierre-Marie Preux; Marcelo Cruz

Analysis of the implementation process for anti-epileptic treatment in Ecuador

Jaime Luna ^{1, *} Mandy Nizard ¹ D Becker Alejandro Cruz M Bahamonde Voa Ratsimbazafy ^{2, 3, 1} Daniel Gérard ⁴ Michel Dumas ¹ D Silberberg Pierre-Marie Preux ^{5, 6, 1} Marcelo Cruz

* Auteur correspondant

1 NET - Neuroépidémiologie Tropicale

2 Service de Pharmacie Centrale [CHU Limoges]

3 UNILIM - Université de Limoges

4 Sanofi-Aventis R&D

5 Laboratoire de Biostatistique et d'Informatique Médicale

6 SIME - Service de l'Information Médicale et de l'Évaluation [CHU Limoges]

Abstract : Background: The World Health Organization estimates that 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy and nearly 80% of them are found in developing countries. Although epilepsy responds to treatment in 70-80% of individuals, a major problem is the lack of access to appropriate treatment. Furthermore, we know that the treatment of epilepsy is limited by several factors: the difficulty of tracking the different stages of treatment, lack of qualified staff, the tools for securing the diagnosis, non-compliance with the therapeutic dosing because of beliefs, and the high cost of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Objective: The main objective of this study was to determine the most important actions necessary to improve the accessibility of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) in rural and urban areas in Ecuador. Patients and methods: An observational epidemiological study is underway in Quito and the province of Napo in Ecuador from January 2015, to September 2016. Different surveys will assess all the AED circuits including the Ministry of Health and national services, components of the medical circuit (wholesalers, drug manufacturers and retailers) prescribers and healthcare facilities and the people with epilepsy. We are going to use three sources of information (medical records, key informants and door-to-door surveys) to find patients with epilepsy in these study areas. Expected results: The goal is to identify the barriers and facilitators to access of care and especially of AEDs, one of the first steps needed to improve health access for patients with epilepsy in Ecuador.

Type de document :

Poster

World Congress of Neurology, Oct 2015, Santiago, Chile. 357, pp.e152, 2015, Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Domaine :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio] / Santé publique et épidémiologie

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