School Teachers’ Knowledge about Epilepsy in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

Khanal, Kishor; Maharjan, R; Pokharel, BR; Sanjel, Seshananda

doi:10.3126/kumj.v13i4.16830

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“…This finding could be in explained that the educational program was effective and successful in knowledge enhancement that reflected on their attitudes and behavior toward primary school children with epilepsy. This result is in agreement with that of [20], who studied "teachers' knowledge about epilepsy in Kathmandu Metropolitan City." who stated similar result.…”

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Educational Program for School Health Nurses and Teachers Regarding Primary School Children with Epilepsy

Sabea¹,

Mohammed²

2018

AJNR

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Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain that causes recurrent seizures. Effects people at all ages, but with higher rates at primary school age. Children with epilepsy face several social, cultural and learning problems, so that school health nurses and teachers have essential role to decrease these problems. Aim: Evaluate the educational program for school health nurses and teachers regarding primary school children with epilepsy. Design: A quasi experimental design was adopted. Setting: Governmental primary schools in Sammanoud City, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt. Sampling: Two samples were used: For school health nurses, all of them participated in the study, these were 21 school health nurses, and for teachers; simple random sample was used to select 249 teachers, with the following criteria: Direct contact with students in the class or during providing activities. Tools: An interviewing questionnaire which includes 4 parts, 1) Demographic characteristics, 2) School health nurses and teachers' knowledge about meaning of epilepsy, 3) School health nurses and teachers' attitude toward primary school children suffering from epilepsy, and 4) School health nurses and teachers' practice toward primary school children with epilepsy. Results: This study showed, highly statistically significant improvement of school health nurses and teachers' knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding epilepsy (4.23±1.23 to 5.14±1.08 and 1.49±1.07 to 4.57±1.46,) (6.91±1.60 to 10.68±2.06and 2.59±2.32to 9.26±2.21) (2.27±2.55 to 3.18±2.46 and 0.78±1.79 to 3.27±2.38) respectively post educational program implementation. Conclusion: Educational program improved the school health nurses and teachers' knowledge, attitude and practices regarding primary school children with epilepsy. The study results also showed a highly statistically significant and positive correlation between knowledge, attitude and practices of studied samples after educational program implementation. Recommendation: Dissemination of the educational program for school health nurses and teachers at all governmental and nongovernmental schools; Clarified booklet should be provided to school health nurses and teachers to deal them how to deal with children suffering from epilepsy; Training the school health nurses before work to determine how apply educational program for teachers to determine how to deal with children suffering from epilepsy during and after seizure.

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Educational Program for School Health Nurses and Teachers Regarding Primary School Children with Epilepsy

Sabea¹,

Mohammed²

2018

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“…Level of education was considered in 16 studies focusing on knowledge and 10 on attitudes and there was a consistent association between higher level of education and knowledge. A higher level of education was associated with significantly better knowledge in eight studies 27,29,32,34,37,46,13,63 and with better attitudes in two studies 13,54 . Number of years teaching was considered in 13 studies focusing on knowledge and 11 focussing on attitudes.…”

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“…Number of years teaching was considered in 13 studies focusing on knowledge and 11 focussing on attitudes. Three studies showed a significant positive relationship between number of years teaching and knowledge 24,32,13 and four showed a significant negative relationship 21,29,18,50. Four studies showed a significant positive relationship between numbers of years teaching and attitudes 24,13,58,63 .…”

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Knowledge of and attitudes towards epilepsy among teachers: A systematic review

Jones

Atkinson

Cross

et al. 2018

Epilepsy & Behavior

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The objective of this study was to systematically review research that has focused on knowledge of and attitudes towards epilepsy among teachers. Embase, PubMed, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, and Cochrane library databases from 2000 to 2017 were searched. Cross-sectional and interventional studies were included and analyzed for quality. Thematic analysis was used to identify common themes in the results. Fifty-four eligible studies (17,256 total participants in 27 different countries) were identified in the search period including seven studies that focused on assessing attitudes and knowledge before and after an educational intervention. It was not possible to systematically analyze levels of knowledge and nature of attitudes because of the wide variety of mostly bespoke study specific instruments used. Few studies employed valid and reliable instruments. Thematic analysis revealed three main themes in the results: 1.) deficits in knowledge and negative attitudes were pervasive across all studies; 2.) teachers often had a negative attitude towards participation of children with epilepsy in physical activities/sport; and 3.) teachers often expressed limited knowledge of seizure management/emergency procedures. There was a lower level of knowledge and more negative attitudes among teachers towards epilepsy compared with other conditions. All studies focusing on interventions showed that at least some aspects of knowledge and attitudes improved as a result of teacher participation in an educational intervention, but study quality was universally rated as low. A higher level of education and experience of teaching a child with epilepsy was significantly associated with greater knowledge in a number of studies. Additionally, having experience of teaching a child with epilepsy and greater assessed knowledge of epilepsy were associated with more positive attitudes. The wide range of methods used makes it difficult to generalize regarding level of attitudes and knowledge among teachers towards epilepsy. Nevertheless, all studies indicate that there are some deficits in knowledge of and negative attitudes towards epilepsy among teachers. It would appear that knowledge and attitudes can be improved by educational interventions. Future research should focus on developing psychometrically sound assessment instruments that can be used globally and on identifying the most effective ways of delivering efficacious educational initiatives employing robust study designs.

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“…The majority of people with epilepsy lack access to proper treatment because around 80% of them live in developing countries. [ 2 3 4 ] Epilepsy comprises the most prevalent neurological disorder during childhood, as it affects around 33 million children worldwide. [ 5 ]…”

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confidence: 99%

Teachers and epilepsy: What they know, do not know, and need to know: A cross-sectional study of Taif City

Alamri

Thobaity

2020

J Family Med Prim Care

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Objective: The main aim of this study was to assess schoolteachers’ knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy in Taif City, in the western region of Saudi Arabia. Method: A structured 28-item questionnaire was distributed to and collected from 290 schoolteachers between November 2017 and November 2018 in Taif City. Results: Generally, a negative attitude toward epilepsy was observed in this study. Of the 290 schoolteachers in this study, 80% had prior knowledge regarding epilepsy and 72% had witnessed a seizure. Only 2% of the participants expressed the thought that epilepsy is contagious but 59% of them expressed the thought that epilepsy is a mental disease. With respect to attitude, 64% of the participants reported that they would not approve of their daughter/son marrying someone with epilepsy. This attitude correlates with age and marital status as the prevalence of this attitude was higher among those who were either over 40 years old or married ( P < 0.05). Although 73% of the participants stated that they know the correct management procedure to follow when helping an epilepsy patient during a seizure, inadequate practices are still performed by many. Finally, almost two-thirds of the respondents (66%) expressed the opinion that top-ranking professions are not suitable for people with epilepsy. This belief was twice as common among older respondents as it was among younger respondents ( P < 0.05). Conclusion: This study concludes that schoolteachers’ knowledge regarding epilepsy is limited and that an immediate intervention through educational campaigns is required to develop a well-informed community.

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School Teachers’ Knowledge about Epilepsy in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

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Cited by 6 publications

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Educational Program for School Health Nurses and Teachers Regarding Primary School Children with Epilepsy

Educational Program for School Health Nurses and Teachers Regarding Primary School Children with Epilepsy

Knowledge of and attitudes towards epilepsy among teachers: A systematic review

Teachers and epilepsy: What they know, do not know, and need to know: A cross-sectional study of Taif City

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