The overall aim is to study the prevalence, risk factors and outcome of epilepsy in 5 INDEPTH sites across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA):
1. prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy (ACE) in 5 demographic surveillance systems across Africa
2. attributable fraction of preventable risk factors for ACE
3. magnitude of excess mortality due to epilepsy
4. risk factors for mortality
5. magnitude and risk factors of the treatment gap for epilepsy
