Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
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Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · Oct 2008
Prevalence of self-reported epilepsy, health care access, and health behaviors among adults in South Carolina.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from South Carolina for 2003-2005 were used to determine epilepsy prevalence and prevalence variation by demographic subgroups, and to compare health insurance coverage, health care visits, and health-related behaviors among persons with epilepsy and the general population. Two percent of respondents reported they had ever been told by a doctor that they had epilepsy, and 1% reported active epilepsy. ⋯ Persons with epilepsy were more likely to smoke and have less physical activity. Persons with epilepsy need better access to health care, as well as interventions focused on smoking cessation and increased physical activity.