@article{ref1,
title="Epilepsy and employment: a multicentric study of 55 epileptics employed in the public and private sectors in Abidjan",
journal="Mali médical",
year="2007",
author="Yéboué, Kouamé B. Y. and Tchicaya, A. F. and Wognin, S. B. and Kouassi, Y. M. and Maffo, T. M. and Bonny, J. S.",
volume="22",
number="3",
pages="47-50",
abstract="UNLABELLED: GOAL AND STUDY TYPE: to favour access and job conservation for the epileptic's patients, a descriptive and transversal study of word conditions of epileptic's workers have been driven for June to December 2005 at Abidjan. MATERIAL AND METHOD: study population was constituted of 55 epileptics who are regularly followed and diagnose patients during study period. They did a fixed professional activity employee and old than 15 years. Study was divided in two stapes. The first drive a questionnaire directed. She has completed by an exploitation sentence register of work accident, for balances sheet activities of medical service and filing organization of activities. Variables collected concerned socio-demographic data, medico social structures and the prevention. These data have been treated with soft ware Epi-info 6.0 dfr. RESULTS: the sample was constituted of 35 per cent of men against 35 per cent of women; 80 per cent of epileptics worked a journey and have fixed time and 24 patients, so 43,60 per cent in supplementary hours witch 8 patients (33,33 per cent) have presented an unbalanced of disease. A patient have been victim of work accident (1,8 per cent), 5 cases of cancel responsibility (9,1 per cent have pronounced and 10,9 per cent of patients have changed their job; 17 patients have profit of work stop in year (30,9 per cent). A case of invalidity have pronounced (1,8 per cent). A professional promotion has given at 5 patients (9,10 per cent). The employer was informed of the disease for 58,20 per cent of patient. Two employees have changed attitude after a new attack on their work place. CONCLUSION: the capacity of work of epileptics stay near of a noun epileptic worker for use and functions authorized.<p /><p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0464-7874",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}