Haimanot R T, Abebe M, Mariam A G, Forsgren L, Holmgren G, Heijbel J, Ekstedt J
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Ethiop Med J. 1990 Jul;28(3):123-37.
This paper describes the development of a screening instrument for a community-based neuroepidemiological survey in a rural community in Ethiopia. A pilot study in 1984 to pre-test the questionnaires developed revealed that epilepsy, poliomyelitis, mental retardation and speech disturbances were the most common neurological disorders among the 3,000 rural inhabitants surveyed. The study suggested that a base-population of about 50,000 was required for a future major epidemiological survey to identify rare neurological disorders.
本文描述了一种用于埃塞俄比亚农村社区基于社区的神经流行病学调查筛查工具的开发。1984年进行的一项预测试问卷的试点研究表明，在接受调查的3000名农村居民中，癫痫、小儿麻痹症、智力迟钝和言语障碍是最常见的神经疾病。该研究表明，未来进行大规模流行病学调查以识别罕见神经疾病需要约50000人的基础人群。
