Knowledge, attitude &amp; practice towards epilepsy among sudanese doctors, Khartoum State, 2014

Alsherif, R.A.; Latifi, M; Hussein, A.; Taha, M.A.; Dafaalla, Mohamed; Eltoum, Hassan; Abdelrahim, M.A.; Alfaki, M.I.; Alnour, M.A.; Osman, D.N.

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.506

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“…It is interesting to note that out of the 8.1% of our respondents who thought that epilepsy is caused by devil possession, 68.4% of them also thought that it is caused by a problem in brain cells. This ties with the results from a study done in Sudan assessing doctors' knowledge and attitudes towards epilepsy (5), which showed that 10.3% of doctors think that epilepsy occurs due to possession by the devil. Even though doctors extensively understand the medical pathophysiology of the disease and this section of our studied group is likely to have some basic knowledge about the medical cause of epilepsy, this did not alleviate the misconception.…”

Section: Sources Of Knowledge About Epilepsysupporting

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Knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy among the educated community in Sudan

Babiker

Elnaeim

2021

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Background many challenges and social barriers facing people with epilepsy (PWE), are mainly due to lack of knowledge and negative attitudes of communities toward PWE. Despite advancement in the understanding of epilepsy and the availability of epilepsy treatment, the objective of this study was to assess knowledge and attitude toward epilepsy among the educated community in Sudan. Methods in this cross-sectional descriptive internet-based survey that was conducted in Sudan during the period from January to April 2018, we developed a structured questionnaire that consists of demographic data and 16 statements to evaluate knowledge and attitude of the participants toward the nature of epilepsy, and social factors related to epilepsy. We used Google forms to collect data from participants who have a university degree or higher education. Results four hundred sixty-seven participants were included of whom 279 (60%) were females, the mean age of participants was 28.1 years (S.D. +/- 8.435). The majority of participants obtained their information from non-scientific sources, 69.6% had witnessed a seizure attack, and 38.3% have a relative with epilepsy, 77.9% knew that epilepsy is a problem in brain cells, while only 27.4% were aware that genetic factors may contribute to epilepsy. The participants had good knowledge that epilepsy is an organic disease rather than possession by the devil (8.1%), or punishment from God (0.6%), they were also aware that epilepsy is neither a mental illness (82.9%), nor contagious (96.6%), they think that epilepsy is controllable (92.7%), but not curable (49.5%). Our studied group had positive attitudes regarding marriage and employment in people with epilepsy (PWE), allowing PWE to attend family gatherings (96.4%), permitting children with epilepsy (CWE) to go to school (94%), and their children to play with CWE (93.8%). Conclusion the study demonstrated good knowledge and fair attitudes towards epilepsy. The female gender was significantly associated with good knowledge and positive attitudes towards epilepsy.

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Knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy among the educated community in Sudan

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Elnaeim

2021

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward Epilepsy among Primary School Teachers in Al-Rusafa/Baghdad 2022

Jasim,

Hussein

2024

Iraqi Journal of Community Medicine

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Background: Epilepsy is one of the most widespread neurological illnesses in the world with a prevalence rate of 2.8–19.5 per 1000 of the general population, and it is more prevalent in childhood. The understanding of the teachers about epilepsy has a significant impact on the academic performance and social skills of schoolchildren with epilepsy. Aim of Study: This study aimed to assess teachers’ knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding epilepsy in schoolchildren and the association of certain studied variables with the level of schoolteachers’ knowledge, attitude, and practice. Subjects and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that included 402 participants and was conducted in Al-Rusafa/Baghdad during the period from November 1, 2021, to January 31, 2022. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection method. Results: Most of the studied sample demonstrated fair knowledge (52%), attitudes (55%), and practices (55%). A significant association was detected between knowledge, attitude, practices, and each of marital status, specialty, and academic qualification (P < 0.05). Conclusion: There was a Fair level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of teachers regarding students with epilepsy. Being single unmarried, of university degree and with a scientific specialty were considered as a predictor factors of good knowledge, attitude, and practice. While age, gender, and years of experience were not associated with any of the knowledge, attitude, and practice parameters. Multiple sources considered a major source of information.

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Knowledge, attitude & practice towards epilepsy among sudanese doctors, Khartoum State, 2014

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Knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy among the educated community in Sudan

Knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy among the educated community in Sudan

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward Epilepsy among Primary School Teachers in Al-Rusafa/Baghdad 2022

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