Open AccessIncidence of febrile seizures and associated factors in children in Soweto, South Africa
Author(s) -
Naume Tebeila,
Ziyaad Dangor,
Madhi Sa,
Clare Cutland,
Michelle J. Groome
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2021.v111i8.15431
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , pediatrics , odds ratio , epidemiology , pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , respiratory tract infections , otitis , etiology , febrile seizure , cohort , respiratory system , streptococcus pneumoniae , surgery , epilepsy , physics , biology , bacteria , optics , genetics , psychiatry
Febrile seizures (FSs) are a common cause of paediatric emergencies, but there is limited research on the aetiology and epidemiology of FSs, especially in Africa.