Edward Mbewe
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Mbewe E, Zairemthiama P, Paul R, Birbeck G, Steiner T
J Headache Pain
. 2015 May;
16:513.
PMID: 25924792
Background: Three headache disorders - migraine, tension-type headache (TTH) and medication-overuse headache (MOH) - are major contributors to population ill-health. Policy-makers need local knowledge of these to guide priority-setting. Earlier...
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Mbewe E, Zairemthiama P, Yeh H, Paul R, Birbeck G, Steiner T
J Headache Pain
. 2015 Apr;
16:515.
PMID: 25916334
Background: Little is known of the epidemiology of primary headache disorders in sub-Saharan Africa. We performed a population-based survey in Zambia using methods previously tested in multiple other countries. Methods:...
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Elafros M, Bowles R, Atadzhanov M, Mbewe E, Haworth A, Chomba E, et al.
Qual Life Res
. 2014 Nov;
24(6):1483-9.
PMID: 25416086
Purpose: Epilepsy-associated stigma is an important patient-centered outcome, yet quantification remains challenging. Jacoby's 3-item Stigma Scale is commonly used to assess felt stigma among people with epilepsy (PWE) yet has...
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Elafros M, Mulenga J, Mbewe E, Haworth A, Chomba E, Atadzhanov M, et al.
Epilepsy Behav
. 2013 Mar;
27(1):188-92.
PMID: 23454914
Eighty percent of people with epilepsy (PWE) reside in low-income countries where stigma contributes substantially to social and medical morbidity. Peer support groups (PSGs) are thought to be beneficial for...
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Birbeck G, Chomba E, Mbewe E, Atadzhanov M, Haworth A, Kansembe H
Neurol Int
. 2013 Jan;
4(3):e14.
PMID: 23355927
Healthcare systems in many low income countries have evolved to provide services for acute, infections and are poorly structured for the provision of chronic, non-communicable diseases which are increasingly common....
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Chomba E, Haworth A, Mbewe E, Atadzhanov M, Ndubani P, Kansembe H, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2010 Sep;
83(3):571-4.
PMID: 20810822
Recent concerns regarding antiepileptic drug (AED) availability in Zambia led us to conduct a study in the Lusaka and Southern Provinces to quantify the availability and cost of AEDs and...
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Birbeck G, Chomba E, Atadzhanov M, Mbewe E, Haworth A
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2008 Aug;
79(2):168-72.
PMID: 18689619
Epilepsy-associated stigma is a well-recognized phenomenon that adversely impacts the lives of people with epilepsy (PWE). The burden of stigma follows power differentials, with socially and economically disenfranchised groups being...
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Chomba E, Haworth A, Atadzhanov M, Mbewe E, Birbeck G
Epilepsy Behav
. 2008 Jul;
13(4):620-3.
PMID: 18602496
Epilepsy is a highly stigmatized disorder in Zambia. Studies indicate that adults with epilepsy in many regions have significantly lower socioeconomic status (SES) than their peers. We conducted a case-control...
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Mbewe E, Haworth A, Atadzhanov M, Chomba E, Birbeck G
Epilepsy Behav
. 2007 Mar;
10(3):456-62.
PMID: 17363333
Objective: In Zambia, where emergency medical services are very limited, the police are frequently called to the scene for unaccompanied people experiencing seizures or exhibiting disturbed behaviors during a seizure....
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Birbeck G, Chomba E, Atadzhanov M, Mbewe E, Haworth A
Lancet Neurol
. 2006 Dec;
6(1):39-44.
PMID: 17166800
Background: Among the 40 million people with epilepsy worldwide, 80% reside in low-income regions where human and technological resources for care are extremely limited. Qualitative and experiential reports indicate that...