2007
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007001000007
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Epilepsy perception amongst university students: a survey

Abstract: -Purpose: To evaluate the information that university students have on epilepsy and to comp a re the diff e rences in attitudes and perception among groups with diff e rent levels of inform a t i o n . Methods: A questionnaire with 13 questions re g a rding knowledge, attitudes and perception about epilepsy was completed by first, third and sixth year medical students and to students from Arts and Science c o u r s e s . Results: First year medical students gave inadequate answers, especially with re g a rd to… Show more

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“…Pero estudios realizados en Brasil en pacientes que sufren de Epilepsia, educadoras y estudiantes del sector salud, han revelado la persistencia de ideas erróneas acerca de esta enfermedad (6,9). Stewart y col. en 1993, validaron una encuesta para determinar el nivel de conocimiento sobre Epilepsia en pacientes que padecen la enfermedad; sin embargo, dicho cuestionario está dirigido a un grupo poblacional distinto al trabajado en este estudio.…”
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“…Pero estudios realizados en Brasil en pacientes que sufren de Epilepsia, educadoras y estudiantes del sector salud, han revelado la persistencia de ideas erróneas acerca de esta enfermedad (6,9). Stewart y col. en 1993, validaron una encuesta para determinar el nivel de conocimiento sobre Epilepsia en pacientes que padecen la enfermedad; sin embargo, dicho cuestionario está dirigido a un grupo poblacional distinto al trabajado en este estudio.…”
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“…Sin embargo, estudios transversales realizados en grupos poblacionales, educadores y estudiantes del sector salud, han revelado la persistencia de ideas erróneas sobre la causa, manifestaciones clínicas, atención primaria y pronóstico de los niños que sufren de Epilepsia (5,6). Además, la falta de conocimiento puede ser motivo de discriminación y maltrato a los niños que la sufren (6), siendo común ver casos de niños encerrados en sus hogares, excluidos de la sociedad e incluso maltratados físicamente.…”
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“…The magnitude of stigma is diff e rent within diff e rent segments of local society (gender, social class, school level and religion) and for this reason, mass media campaigns should target these social segments in order to fight prejudice and improve the social acceptance of people with epilepsy 2 3 . Also, we identify the epilepsy perception of university students (a rticle 6: Epilepsy perception amongst university students: a survey 24 ), which is often negative.…”
Section: Legend: the Demonstration Project On Epilepsy In Brazil Parmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…11,12 Some studies show that a high level of knowledge about epilepsy correlates directly with a low level of epilepsy-related stigma. 5,13,14 It appears that lowering social stigma may significantly help to improve the quality of life of children and adolescents suffering from epilepsy. [15][16][17][18] Stigma may be lowered by various educational programs focused on increasing awareness and knowledge about epilepsy.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%