First aid knowledge and practice toward students with epileptic seizure among governmental high school teachers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study

Adal, Ousman; Abebe, Asmamaw

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108767

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“…In relation to the factors that affect first aid practice, participants without epilepsy training and/or health education showed unsafe practices compared to those who did. This was in agreement with studies conducted in Nigeria ( 36 ), Addis Ababa ( 45 ), Lay Armachiho Ethiopia ( 34 ), and Sululta Woreda Ethiopia ( 46 ). In other words, training and/or health education will enable society to have better knowledge, which in turn helps to safely manage people in seizure episodes.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In this case, PWE have a chance to receive continuous psychological education during their routine hospital visits, which helps them access safer practices compared to the general population. Similarly, in the current study, the community had unsafe practice measures compared to other studies conducted in Sululta Woreda Ethiopia (66.5%) ( 46 ) and Addis Ababa Ethiopia (59.1%) ( 45 ). This might be a difference in the deep-rooted sociocultural beliefs and practices about the causes and treatment of epilepsy.…”

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confidence: 58%

“…In this study, ~62.1% of participants smoke match sticks, which is a relatively safe practice compared to the Mekelle (81.9%) ( 40 ) study. Moreover, 36.8% of participants dangerously put clothes in patients' mouth, which seems to be better than the studies conducted in Cameron (41.6%) ( 43 ) and Nigeria (62.2%) ( 36 ) but worse than the studies conducted in Mekelle (22.8%) ( 40 ) and Addis Ababa (8.6%) ( 45 ). Approximately 318 (42.9%) of them restrain the patient from the movement as they believed that this will reduce the seizure intensity.…”

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confidence: 68%

“…Moreover, 465 (62.8%) of them provide food and water to patients during a seizure episode. This was an unsafe practice compared to the studies in Mekelle (27.2%) ( 40 ) and Addis Ababa (41.7%) ( 45 ). Approximately 185 (25.0%) of the respondents move the patient away from harmful or sharp objects, which was a relatively unsafe practice compared to the studies conducted in Mekelle (59.0%) ( 40 ), Addis Ababa (58.3%) ( 45 ), Khartoum State Sudan (88.8%) ( 44 ), and India (61.0%) ( 42 ).…”

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confidence: 75%

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Epileptic seizure first aid practices of publics in Northwest Ethiopia 2021: Unsafe practices of nearly three-fourths of the community

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BackgroundReligious and sociocultural beliefs influence how people with epilepsy (PWE) are treated and cared for. Many communities in Africa and other developing countries, including Ethiopia, believe that epilepsy is caused by evil spirits and should be treated with herbal plants by traditional doctors and religious leaders. The combination of these sociocultural beliefs and the level of community awareness of epilepsy affect first aid practices in the management of epileptic seizures.ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess epileptic seizure first aid practice of public and its associated factors in Northwest Ethiopia, south Gondar zone, Amhara, Ethiopia 2021.MethodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a previously adapted standard questionnaire. A multistage cluster sampling technique was applied. A total of 756 participants were approached and 741 respondents completed the questionnaire with a response rate of 98.02%. Data were entered into Epi data version 4.4.2 and then exported to Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 24 for analysis. Descriptive and analytical statistical procedures and bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regressions with odds ratios and 95% confidence interval (CI) were employed. The level of significance of the association was determined at p < 0.05.ResultsOverall, 71.7% (95%CI: 68.3, 74.9) of the south Gondar community had unsafe practice measures in managing patients with seizure episodes. Individuals who were illiterate [adjusted odd ratio (AOR) = 1.99, 95%CI: 1.00.3.97] and participants who did not take training related to epilepsy (AOR = 2.07, 95%CI: 1.35, 3.17) and had poor knowledge about (AOR = 1.51, 95%CI: 1.06, 2.14) and a negative attitude toward epilepsy (AOR = 2.20, 95%CI: 1.50, 3.22) had unsafe practices compared to their counterparts. Conversely, participants who reached secondary education had safe practice measures (AOR = 0.4, 95%CI: 0.26, 0.63) in the management of epileptic seizures.ConclusionsIn this study, large numbers of the south Gondar community had unsafe practice measures in managing people with epileptic seizure episodes. Greater emphasis should be laid on individuals who were illiterate, in the provision of health education and/or training for the community to help them to acquire good knowledge about epilepsy and develop a positive attitude toward epilepsy.

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“…An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was conducted in Bahir Dar city public hospitals among nurses from October 24, 2022, to October 30, 2022. Bahir Dar is the capital of the Amhara region, located 565 kilometers (northwest) from Addis Ababa ( Adal & Abebe, 2022 ). There are two referral hospitals in Bahir Dar city; the Tibebe Gion and Felege Hiwot specialized hospitals.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nurses Toward the Initial Managements of Acute Poisoning in Public Hospitals of Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia 2022: Cross-Sectional Study

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Introduction Poisoning is a common cause of medical visits and hospitalizations around the world. The knowledge, attitude, and practice of nurses in the management of acute poisoning are very poor in developing countries, such as Ethiopia. According to the previous study, 75% and 45% of nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge and practice, respectively. Objectives This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of nurses toward the initial management of acute poisoning. Method An institution-based cross-sectional study design was used to recruit 422 nurses from public hospitals of Bahir Dar city in Ethiopia. A systematic random sampling method and an English version of self-administered questionnaires were used to collect the data. The data were entered into Epi Data and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Results The study recruited 422 nurses, with a response rate of 100%; 248 (58.8%) and 264 (62.2%) of the nurses had good knowledge and practice, respectively. Slightly more than half (57.6%) of the nurses had a positive attitude. Nurses who worked in an emergency and intensive care unit had twice the odds of having more knowledge and practice than those who worked in an outpatient department (AOR = 2.1, CI: (1.019, 4.540), p = 0.001). Nurses who have MSc degree were twice (AOR = 2.1, CI: (1.019, 4.540), p = 0.001) and three times (AOR = 3.1, CI: (1.012, 7.140), p = 0.002) to have good knowledge and practice than those who have a diploma. Conclusion Slightly more than half of nurses had good knowledge, practice, and a positive attitude. Educational status, working in an emergency department, and having training in poison management have been significantly associated with the knowledge and practice of nurses. The authors recommended that there is a need to empower the attitude, knowledge, and practice of nurses through consistent training, accessing, and updating guidelines (poisoning management protocol). The author also suggested that the poison management protocol be incorporated into the Ethiopian nursing curriculum (certificates).

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Epilepsy knowledge and attitudes: A large observational study among the Palestinian general public

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First aid knowledge and practice toward students with epileptic seizure among governmental high school teachers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study

Cited by 15 publications

References 9 publications

Epileptic seizure first aid practices of publics in Northwest Ethiopia 2021: Unsafe practices of nearly three-fourths of the community

Epileptic seizure first aid practices of publics in Northwest Ethiopia 2021: Unsafe practices of nearly three-fourths of the community

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nurses Toward the Initial Managements of Acute Poisoning in Public Hospitals of Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia 2022: Cross-Sectional Study

Epilepsy knowledge and attitudes: A large observational study among the Palestinian general public

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