Knowledge, attitudes, and stigma towards epilepsy in different walks of life: A study in Georgia

Parental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards children with epilepsy in Belgrade (Serbia)

“…It has been noted that traditional beliefs and lack of knowledge strongly influence attitudes towards epilepsy [1][2][3]5]. Keeping in mind that this chronic neurological disorder occurs in 0.5 to 1.0% of children under the age of 16 [7], we have found that the burden of epilepsy most commonly involves informal caregivers.…”

“…Public awareness and attitudes towards epilepsy differ across cultures [1][2][3][4][5][6]. It has been noted that traditional beliefs and lack of knowledge strongly influence attitudes towards epilepsy [1][2][3]5].…”

An educational campaign toward epilepsy among Italian primary school teachers

“…School teachers with correct knowledge of and appropriate attitudes toward epilepsy could put the social reflections of epilepsy in a correct perspective, thus contributing to the reduction of stigma. Public knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy have been investigated in several countries and have been found to be mostly inadequate [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. Time spent in teaching and experience with students with epilepsy predict better knowledge of the disease [7,10,16].…”

Perceived stigma in Korean adolescents with epilepsy: Effects of knowledge about epilepsy and maternal perception of stigma

“…8 In addition, a recent study in Georgia showed that medical and paramedical professionals who had a better general knowledge about epilepsy had the same or worse attitudes toward epilepsy than nonmedical professionals, unskilled workers, or unemployed individuals. 25 The family environment are of particular importance for psychopathology in children and AWE. 13,14 It is possible that at epilepsy onset, a lack of knowledge about epilepsy negatively influences parental perceptions of epilepsy, and the finding that parents' attitudes about epilepsy become more positive in the course of time 26 seems to support this.…”