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This community\u2010based cross\u2010sectional survey addressed this gap in southeastern Ghana, incorporating an analytical comparison of confirmed cases and age\u2010 and sex\u2010matched controls.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a population\u2010based cross\u2010sectional study using a validated tool and a three\u2010stage screening approach to estimate the prevalence of active epilepsy in the two Ghanaian districts of Shai\u2010Osudoku and Ningo\u2010Prampram. The three\u2010stage approach consisted of population screening, detailed individual assessment, and clinical confirmation by specialists. To identify factors associated with epilepsy, we conducted a cross\u2010sectional analysis comparing confirmed cases with age\u2010 and sex\u2010matched controls randomly selected from the same population. Trained fieldworkers administered standardized questionnaires to capture sociodemographic data and historical risk exposures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The attrition\u2010adjusted prevalence of active epilepsy was 8.84 per 1000 people (95% confidence interval [CI]: 8.00\u20139.68), higher in Shai\u2010Osudoku (12.30 per 1000) than in Ningo\u2010Prampram, and greatest in remote rural areas. Prevalence was higher among males (10.53 per 1000) and peaked at ages 20\u201329\u2009years (11.44 per 1000). The poorest quintile had a prevalence three times that of the wealthiest. In children (\u226416\u2009years), fever\u2010related convulsions (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]\u2009=\u200994.75; 95% CI: 17.40\u2013515.96;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u2009.001) and history of cerebral\/severe malaria (1.03; 95% CI: 1.01\u20131.06;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.003) were strongly associated with epilepsy; younger males had higher odds (2.78; 95% CI: 1.12\u20136.88). In adults, household members with epilepsy (6.21; 95% CI: 2.56\u201315.11), family history (3.55; 95% CI: 1.13\u201311.19), head injury (24.45; 95% CI: 3.07\u2013194.60), and household ownership of cats (1.76; 95% CI: 1.10\u20132.81) or pigs (2.26; 95% CI: 1.10\u20134.66) were significant risk factors.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Significance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings highlight a high burden of epilepsy in southeastern Ghana, with variations observed across geographic, demographic, and socioeconomic groups. Modifiable risks such as head injury and cerebral or severe malaria highlight urgent needs for targeted prevention, improved health care access, and poverty alleviation strategies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/epi.70265","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,9]],"date-time":"2026-05-09T10:37:43Z","timestamp":1778323063000},"page":"4168-4182","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The prevalence and determinants of epilepsy in Ghana: A population\u2010based study in two districts using a three\u2010stage approach"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"67","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-3260-4482","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emmanuel Kwame","family":"Darkwa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development Division Dodowa Health Research Centre  Accra Ghana"},{"name":"Research and Development Division Ghana Health Service  Accra Ghana"},{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health University of Ghana  Accra Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4235-8994","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sabina","family":"Asiamah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development Division Dodowa Health Research Centre  Accra Ghana"},{"name":"Research and Development Division Ghana Health Service  Accra Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1147-985X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elizabeth","family":"Awini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development Division Dodowa Health Research Centre  Accra Ghana"},{"name":"Research and Development Division Ghana Health Service  Accra Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-3891-6246","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cynthia","family":"Sottie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development Division Ghana Health Service  Accra Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7892-4495","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anthony","family":"Godi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health University of Ghana  Accra Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1353-2685","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"John E.","family":"Williams","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development Division Dodowa Health Research Centre  Accra Ghana"},{"name":"Research and Development Division Ghana Health Service  Accra Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8330-9331","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Frank","family":"Atuguba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development Division Dodowa Health Research Centre  Accra Ghana"},{"name":"Research and Development Division Ghana Health Service  Accra Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-6987-1617","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexander","family":"Adjei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development Division Dodowa Health Research Centre  Accra Ghana"},{"name":"Research and Development Division Ghana Health Service  Accra Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4802-9852","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Albert","family":"Akpalu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Ghana Medical School  Accra Ghana"},{"name":"Korle Bu Teaching Hospital  Accra Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7345-4829","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"J. 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