Public awareness of first-aid management of seizures in Saudi Arabia

Al-Dosary, Abdullah S; AlGhamdi, Fahad M; Almutairi, Bandar F; Alquwaiz, Ibrahim Abdulrahman I.; Alsomali, Ahmed; Algarni, Saleh; Alhassan, Mohammed; Almobarak, Sulaiman; Kotb, Mamdouh Ali; AlAseeri, Ali Abdullah; Aldosari, Mubarak; Alruwaili, Mubarak; Albarrak, Anas Mohammad

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108634

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“…A reasonable explanation for this is religious beliefs. When compared to other research conducted in different regions of Saudi Arabia [7,13,14], our findings revealed that Makkah city's population is not much different in terms of the awareness of epilepsy treatments. Regarding the correct action during an epileptic fit, 82.1% of responders chose to call an ambulance and 55.1% knew that they should tilt the patient to the side position.…”

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“…For example, only 32% of female teachers in primary schools in Riyadh expressed the ability to provide first-aid to their students with epilepsy. Additionally, 64% of male teachers in primary and intermediate schools in Southern Saudi Arabia were not able to provide first-aid to their epilepsy students during a seizure attack although they are usually exposed to some mandatory governmental training on first aid [13].…”

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Public Knowledge, Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Seizure Attacks Among People of Makkah City

Tawakul¹,

Alqurashi²,

Altayyar³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Objectives: Seizures can occur as a result of a variety of health issues. Epilepsy is a common neurological disease and it is the most prevalent cause of seizures. Epileptic patients might experience a seizure attack at any moment. The aim of this study is to assess public knowledge, awareness, attitudes, and practices toward seizure attacks among residents of Makkah city. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing an online questionnaire, which was distributed through various social media platforms. The questionnaire consisted of five parts, taking sociodemographic characteristics into consideration, and evaluating knowledge, awareness, attitudes, and practices among the general population of Makkah city.Results: A total of 401 participants completed the study questionnaire: 280 (69.8%) participants were females and 121 (30.2%) were males. Overall knowledge regarding epilepsy among the study participants was evaluated. A total of 132 (32.9%) participants had a good level of knowledge, while 269 (67.1%) exhibited poor knowledge. In addition, students had significantly better knowledge (44.7%) than individuals who were employed, retired, or unemployed (27.7%), (P=.004). Furthermore, participants who had previously heard about epilepsy were more knowledgeable (34.3%) than those who had not (P =.041). Additionally, participants who attended a course on seizure control (46.7%) had significantly better knowledge than those who did not (31.2%), (P=.037).Conclusion: This study revealed that most of our sample of Makkah city residents had poor overall knowledge of epilepsy and seizure attacks. A health education program and awareness campaigns could help improve this lack of knowledge in Makkah city.

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Public Knowledge, Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Seizure Attacks Among People of Makkah City

Tawakul¹,

Alqurashi²,

Altayyar³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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“…The content of the seizure first-aid measures was obtained from standard sources. 12 , 14 , 15 The questionnaire was reviewed by three experts in neurology and epidemiology to assess validity. The questionnaire was initially designed in English and then translated into Arabic by two professional translators assuring characteristics of psychometrics are not affected and questions were reviewed to prevent any source of bias.…”

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“…However, the pilot study resulted in the removal of an extra segment of the questionnaire covering the symptomatic manifestations of seizure, as previously described. 12 Questionnaire is depicted as a Supplemental file .…”

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“…Dataset used in the current study is part of neurology program held by several Saudi neurologists to build a strategy aiming to reduce epilepsy burden and fill its related knowledge gap in Saudi society. To build and develop strategy implementation specifically designed for each sector, thousands of participants were further categorized into general population, healthcare workers, school teachers, or university teachers; findings related to participants from general population category were published, 12 others are to follow.…”

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Epilepsy first aid awareness among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Albarrak,

AlAseeri,

Albadrani

et al. 2024

SAGE Open Medicine

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Objectives: Epilepsy is a neurological disorder affecting more than 50 million human lives of all ages, its social, physical and psychological implications is of huge concern. The current study and as a continuation of epilepsy knowledge assessment projects conducted by our research team is aimed to assess the knowledge of healthcare workers regarding epilepsy first aid in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was carried out from 2020 to 2021. Results: During the study period, 272 healthcare workers were recruited; participants were males and females from different nationalities in various Saudi Arabian cities, possess diverse qualifications, and belong to several healthcare-related professions. The question, “Did you witness an epileptic seizure”? was answered as “Yes” by 42% of participants, and in response to the question “If you know that this patient struggles during seizure attacks,” 58% of respondents stated that they would not call an ambulance. Moreover, the question “Put something in his/her mouth to prevent tongue biting” was incorrectly answered as “Yes” by 42% of respondents, and the question “Try to catch him/her and stop his/her movement” in order to control the attack was answered “Yes” by 21% of respondents. Furthermore, almost 90% of healthcare participants do not know how to use the Vagus Nerve Stimulation device. The mean knowledge score among participants was 23.7; sex, as well as type of higher qualification obtained, was found to be significantly associated with the score of knowledge. Conclusion: Knowledge toward epilepsy and epilepsy first aid among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia was found fragile. Further research is appreciated to support the current findings.

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Awareness of Seizure First Aid among the population in Jazan, Saudi Arabia: A survey Study

Hakami,

Zaalah

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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Public awareness of first-aid management of seizures in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 8 publications

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Public Knowledge, Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Seizure Attacks Among People of Makkah City

Public Knowledge, Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Seizure Attacks Among People of Makkah City

Epilepsy first aid awareness among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Awareness of Seizure First Aid among the population in Jazan, Saudi Arabia: A survey Study

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