Zambian teachers: What do they know about epilepsy and how can we work with them to decrease stigma?

Birbeck, Gretchen L.; Chomba, Elwyn; Atadzhanov, Masharip; Mbewe, Edaward; Haworth, Alan

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.06.005

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“…Chomba et al [ 48 ] examined knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of health care workers in Zambia as part of a series of studies that also involved the attitudes of teachers [ 49 ], clerics [ 50 ], and police offi cers [ 51 ]. The authors reported that higher levels of knowledge were more common in those who had received more formalized training and had graduated more recently.…”

Section: Recent Studies Of Public Attitudes Toward Epilepsymentioning

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Epilepsy and stigma: An update and critical review

Jacoby

2008

Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep

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This article discusses the concept of illness-related stigma and its relevance to consideration of the psychosocial impact of epilepsy. It provides an overview of the recent literature on epilepsy-related stigma as it relates to the stigma experience of people with epilepsy themselves and to the beliefs and attitudes held by other key target groups. The limitations of these and previous studies are considered, and some advances in knowledge arising from them are highlighted. Finally, some suggestions are made about possible areas for further investigation.

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Section: Recent Studies Of Public Attitudes Toward Epilepsymentioning

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Epilepsy and stigma: An update and critical review

Jacoby

2008

Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep

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“…11 People with epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa may have fewer educational, marital, and employment opportunities. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Epilepsy-associated stigma and loss of personhood could even exacerbate the effects of regional famine and food insecurity. 19 A cross-cultural review of epilepsyassociated stigma and stigma sequelae lend support to reports of a detrimental effect of epilepsy on health-related quality of life.…”

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The social and economic impact of epilepsy in Zambia: a cross-sectional study

Birbeck

Chomba

Atadzhanov³

et al. 2007

The Lancet Neurology

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SummaryBackground-Among the 40 million people with epilepsy worldwide, 80% reside in low-income regions where human and technological resources for care are extremely limited. Qualitative and experiential reports indicate that people with epilepsy in Africa are also disadvantaged socially and economically, but few quantitative systematic data are available. We sought to assess the social and economic effect of living with epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa.

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“…Lack of basic knowledge of epilepsy and existence of serious prejudices against people with this disease were reported especially in developing countries. For example, 23% of teachers in Zimbabwe believed that epilepsy was an infectious disease [21] , 20% of teachers in Zambia believed that epilepsy was caused by evil spirits [22] and 90% of teachers in Sudan thought that CWE should not be allowed to play football [23] . However, even in highly developed countries such as the U.S. or U.K. teachers do not appear to be well informed about epilepsy and its possible school-related consequences [24 -25] .…”

Section: Knowledge Of Familiarity With and Attitudes Towards Epilepsmentioning

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Specifics of Children With Epilepsy in School Environment

Brabcová

Kohout

2015

International Journal of Neurology Research

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Our editorial focuses on specifics of children with epilepsy in school environment. Epilepsy and its common co-morbidities (learning disabilities, intellectual disability etc.) are introduced as a highlyrisk factor for school-life and academic achievement of the affected children. Attention is devoted to policy relevance of this topic and to important documents addressing it in this context. The state-ofart of three important aspects of the topic (the academic achievement and academic self-concept of children with epilepsy, the knowledge of, familiarity with and attitudes towards epilepsy among teachers and the role of classmates and parents of children with epilepsy) is thoroughly discussed in this editorial. Finally, a complex approach to this topic based on conceptual and structural modelling is promoted and any recommendations for a further research in this field are briefly outlined.

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Zambian teachers: What do they know about epilepsy and how can we work with them to decrease stigma?

Cited by 62 publications

References 19 publications

Epilepsy and stigma: An update and critical review

Epilepsy and stigma: An update and critical review

The social and economic impact of epilepsy in Zambia: a cross-sectional study

Specifics of Children With Epilepsy in School Environment

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