Knowledge and attitude of the community towards epilepsy in Northwest Ethiopia: A huge gap on knowledge and attitude of the community

Asnakew, Sintayehu; Legas, Getasew; Belete, Amsalu; Admasu, Fitalew Tadele; Demilie, Kassaw; Bayih, Wubet Alebachew; Chanie, Ermias Sisay; Tamire, Tadese; Yitbarek, Getachew Yideg

doi:10.1016/j.ebr.2020.100422

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“…Our study suggested that women had a higher level of knowledge than men and there was a relationship between gender and public knowledge of epilepsy. The results of this study are supported by a previous study showing that men had poor knowledge of epilepsy, especially if they did not know someone with epilepsy [14]. Another supporting study is by Emine and Nuray (2017) which showed that there was a significant relationship between gender and knowledge [10].…”

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Determinants of Public Knowledge about Epilepsy in Indonesia: A Cross-sectional Study in Banda Aceh

Lestari¹,

Nuzhatuddin²,

Amra³

et al. 2022

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Epilepsy is a neurological disease which is able to affect people of all ages, races, social classes, as well as regions. It is caused by abnormal release of neurons in the brain characterized with seizures. In addition, epilepsy is often surrounded by prejudices and myths caused with a lack of society knowledge. It is associated with negative attitude and belief as a stigma toward epil epsy patient and therefore it could to influence psychological leading to decreasing the quality of life of the patients. The stud y aimed to assess the associations or correlations between demographic characteristics and knowledge of epilepsy in community members in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. A cross sectional with observational analytic design was conducted in nine districts from June 9 to July 14, 2021. The samples were those who fit with inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data collection was conducted using onli ne questionnaire employed a Google form platform. Spearman correlation, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis were used to analysis the data. A total of 312 respondents were included in final analysis. There were 43.9%, 48.7%, and 7.4% of the respondents had the level of knowledge what was classified as high, average and low, respectively. The results of this study indicated that the level of knowledge was influenced by gender, ethnicity, and occupation. In addition, there was a relationship between the level of education and the level of knowledge about epilepsy (p<0.01). There was no significant relationship between age and family history with knowledge about epilepsy in the community.

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Determinants of Public Knowledge about Epilepsy in Indonesia: A Cross-sectional Study in Banda Aceh

Lestari¹,

Nuzhatuddin²,

Amra³

et al. 2022

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“…This study is based on the result of a previous research work, which showed that a greater number of communities in the northwest Ethiopia had poor knowledge and a negative attitude toward epilepsy ( 39 ). This study aimed to assess the first aid practice measures taken by the community in managing people with epileptic seizure episodes.…”

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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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“…However, social stigma against a certain group can make them unable to accept themselves, putting their behaviors under the control of society [53]. In particular, social stigma experienced in childhood, when self-identity is not fully established, can act as a risk factor for children with epilepsy to form a negative self-concept and perceive life as unhappy [30,35,37,42,51,[54][55][56].…”

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Health-related quality of life in children with epilepsy: a concept analysis

Choi¹,

Bang²

2023

Child Health Nurs Res

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Purpose: This study aimed to conduct a concept analysis of health-related quality of life in children with epilepsy to promote conceptual clarification and facilitate mutual understanding of the concept. Methods: Walker and Avant's concept analysis method was adopted.Results: Health-related quality of life in children with epilepsy consists of six attributes: health status, inner strength, close relationships, resource-rich community, social acceptance, and changeability. According to the ecological system paradigm, these attributes are structured into five dimensions: organism, microsystem, macrosystem, exosystem, and chronosystem. These dimensions provide a comprehensive approach to the relationship between children with epilepsy and their environment. Epilepsy and interactions with multilevel ecological systems that are directly and indirectly related to children with epilepsy precede the concept, followed by positive and negative affective responses.Conclusion: The findings of this study may support effective communication in various practice settings, thereby contributing to the health and well-being of children with epilepsy, as well as the development and expansion of interventions to improve their health-related quality of life.

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Knowledge and attitude of the community towards epilepsy in Northwest Ethiopia: A huge gap on knowledge and attitude of the community

Abstract: Highlights The knowledge of the community was poor and their attitudes were negative. Residency and training affect knowledge and attitude of the community. Emphasis should be given on determinants of poor knowledge and negative attitude.

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Determinants of Public Knowledge about Epilepsy in Indonesia: A Cross-sectional Study in Banda Aceh

Determinants of Public Knowledge about Epilepsy in Indonesia: A Cross-sectional Study in Banda Aceh

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

Health-related quality of life in children with epilepsy: a concept analysis

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