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ArticleEpilepsy & behavior reports2024

Antiseizure medication adherence and epilepsy surgery attitude in people with epilepsy in Morocco: A cross-sectional study.

El Bachir Hajji, Boubacar Traore, Samira Hassoune, Salma Bellakhdar, Mohammed Abdoh Rafai, Abdelhakim Lakhdar

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El Bachir HajjiLaboratory of Research on Neurologic, Neurosensorial Diseases and Disability, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Boubacar TraoreLaboratory of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Samira HassouneLaboratory of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Salma BellakhdarLaboratory of Research on Neurologic, Neurosensorial Diseases and Disability, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Mohammed Abdoh RafaiLaboratory of Research on Neurologic, Neurosensorial Diseases and Disability, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Abdelhakim LakhdarLaboratory of Research on Neurologic, Neurosensorial Diseases and Disability, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

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We determine the proportion of non-Antiseizure Medication Adherence (non-AMA) and refusal attitude towards Epilepsy Surgery (ES) and their associated factors in Moroccan People With Epilepsy (PWE). A cross-sectional study was conducted (December 2021-December 2022) among adult Moroccan PWE. PWE were interviewed for their reactions to AMA and the ES attitude. Their medical files were processed to complete their sociodemographic and clinical data. Data were analyzed by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software 21.0. A Chi-square test was performed to compare variables and multivariate logistic regression was used to highlight associations. Statistical tests were considered significant at a p-value ≤ 0.05 for a Confidence Interval (CI) of 95 %. The median age of our sample (n = 294) was 38 years (IQR: 25.00-55.00). Non-AMA was noted in 24.5 % with indifference as the main reason (55.6 %). ES refusal was found in 33.3 %, attributed mostly to apprehension (61.2 %). In the multivariate analysis, male sex (aOR = 1.94; 95 %CI: 1.03-3.64) and the existence of a family history of epilepsy (aOR = 1.96; 95 %CI: 1.02-3.75) were the factors associated with the non-AMA, whereas the use of allopathic treatments (aOR = 2.32; 95 %CI: 1.20-4.51), exclusively focal or generalized (not combined) seizures (aOR = 2.66; 95 %CI: 1.36-5.21) and the combination of a generic with the originator ASM (aOR = 2.64; 95 %CI: 1.12-6.18) were the predictive factors with the ES refusal attitude. The proportions found of non-AMA and ES refusal were relatively low compared to other studies, which may indicate the effort that medical staff have devoted recently to raising awareness of the importance of PWE's therapeutic involvement.

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