Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice related to epilepsy: a community-based study

Teferi, Jalle; Shewangizaw, Zewdu

doi:10.2147/ndt.s82328

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“…In contrast to our findings, a community-based study in Ethiopia revealed that knowing someone with epilepsy is positively associated with the level of knowledge and practices related to epilepsy [20]. We also found that the KBP score was influenced by sex and females had slightly higher KBP scores than males.…”

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Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices on Epilepsy among High School Students of Central Nepal

Thapa

Bhandari

Shrestha

et al. 2017

Epilepsy Research and Treatment

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Introduction. Epilepsy continues to increase worldwide but, unfortunately, many high school students have inadequate knowledge of and negative beliefs towards the disease. We aimed to assess the knowledge, beliefs, and practices of epilepsy among high school students of Central Nepal. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed involving 1360 high school students from 33 private schools across Bharatpur, from June 2013 to July 2013, to assess their knowledge, beliefs, and practices (KBP) on epilepsy using a standardized questionnaire. The differences in mean KBP scores between different sexes, religions, and those personally knowing versus not knowing someone with epilepsy were assessed using independent t-tests; a Pearson correlation was calculated to assess the relationship between KBP scores and age. Results. Of 1360 participants, 79 (5.8%) students had never heard or read about epilepsy and were consequently excluded from statistical analysis. Only 261 out of 1360 (19.2%) had personally known someone with epilepsy. The mean KBP scores were 5.0/8, 7.4/12, and 1.7/3, respectively. Statistically significant differences were only observed in the knowledge component of the KBP score; female scored higher than males (p < 0.001) and, interestingly, students who had personally known a person with epilepsy actually knew less than those who had not known one (p = 0.018). We also found a significant negative correlation between knowledge and age (p = 0.003). Conclusions. The overall knowledge, beliefs, and practices appear to be inadequate, emphasizing the need for further educational intervention.

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Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices on Epilepsy among High School Students of Central Nepal

Thapa

Bhandari

Shrestha

et al. 2017

Epilepsy Research and Treatment

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“…[7] It was reported that 44.8% of their respondents indicated their refusal to marry people with epilepsy. [41] This is in consistent with the findings of this research report. Further discussion indicated that nearly 35% of the students believed that persons with epilepsy could not lead a happy married life.…”

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“…[34] Similar findings by various authors showed that respondents equate epilepsy to mental illness. [39,40,41,42] It is obvious from the discussions on this issue of suspicion of mental illness that majority of the nurses for this study associate epilepsy with mental illness and this points to lack of knowledge of the disease.…”

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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Epilepsy Among Nurses in Asutifi North District

Asare¹,

Boakye²,

Aryee³

2020

EJHS

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Background: Epilepsy is one of the world’s oldest known brain disorders among several medical conditions. A recent study has indicated that 70 million people are estimated to suffer from this disease. Despite the increase education and health care, some health professionals continue to linger in darkness about cause and treatment options of the disease.Purpose. The main objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding epilepsy among nurses within the Asutifi North District with the aim of understanding their subjective experiences and knowledge on epilepsy in a socio-cultural context and how their attitude shaped their practice towards people with epilepsy.Methodology. The study employed an exploratory descriptive cross-sectional design with 102 participants using a standard statistical formula. Data was collected using a paper based semi-structured self-administered questionnaire and analysis was by STATA version 12.Results. Findings showed that 67.7% (69/102) of the nurses were aware of the causes of epilepsy whereas 59.8% have low level of knowledge on the disease. Results indicated that 82.4% of the nurses suspect PWE have mental illness, 70.6% of the nurses had positive attitude towards epilepsy. The socio-demographic characteristics of religion (Muslim) (p=0.017), area of speciality (RMN) (p=0.045) as well as close family relationship with epilepsy (p=0.001) were significantly associated with knowledge on epilepsy. Factors that were found to influence attitude towards epilepsy were sex (Female) (p=0.037) and religion (Muslim) (p=0.012). However, specialty area (RMN) (p=0.054) did not statistically impact on the study. Nurses at the Asutifi North District therefore tended to have low knowledge and positive attitude on epilepsy. It is important to improve training and health care delivery for epilepsy.Recommendation. The Ghana Health Service in collaboration with the Ministry of Health should run intermediary workshops, at least every six months, to train nurses in epilepsy diagnoses to reduce the treatment gap. The health directorate should raise awareness and educate the communities on epilepsy to reduce stigma. Enhancing nursing education and training on epilepsy by the Ministry of Health and its agencies is imperative to improving health care delivery for people living with the disease

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“…In Africa, epileptics who have neurological, physical, and psychiatric morbidities do not get adequate care leading to increase in mortality and morbidity 131415. In many African communities, the lack of qualified medical personnel also means that people living with epilepsy who have neurological, physical, and psychiatric comorbidities never get adequate care leading to increased morbidity and mortality.…”

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“…Improving public knowledge about epilepsy has been shown to influence positively on the attitudes of the public toward sufferers in Africa 1112131415. Various studies in Nigeria have assessed the awareness of epilepsy among various groups and communities,1112131415 but none to the knowledge of the authors has looked at traders in the Mid-West region of Nigeria. This study aims to document the knowledge of childhood epilepsy by community members using traders (market women and men in a popular market in Benin City, Nigeria) as a case study.…”

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A study on childhood epilepsy among traders in Benin City Nigeria

Okunola

Nwaneri

2019

Niger Med J

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Background:Epilepsy is a serious childhood disease associated with stigmatization in the community. Despite the deleterious effect of the disease on childhood brain growth and development, the disease is treatable.Objective:The aim of this study is to document the knowledge of childhood epilepsy by community members using traders (market women and men in a popular market in Benin City, Nigeria) as a case study.Methodology:This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in April 2018. Data collection was by researcher-administered questionnaire. The respondents were traders (women and men) in Edaiken market Benin City Nigeria who were recruited consecutively during the period of the study. The analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21, and the level of statistical significance of variables was set at 95% confidence level and P < 0.05.Results:Of the 500 respondents, 47 (9.4%) males and 453 (90.6%) females; mean age (standard deviation) was 35.3 ± 9.4 years. Total knowledge score of childhood epilepsy in this study was 27.6%. Only 116 (23.2%) study participants gave correctly a description of epileptic fits in a child. Although majority 71.0% said that epilepsy has the medical cure, none was able to mention any known drugs for the treatment of epilepsy and 72.6% said that they would use traditional remedies.Conclusion:The overall observed knowledge score of childhood epilepsy was low. Although most respondents stated that epilepsy has medical cure, majority preferred the traditional options for treatment. These findings, therefore, highlighted the need to enlighten the public about childhood epilepsy and its medical treatment options.

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice related to epilepsy: a community-based study

Cited by 30 publications

References 22 publications

Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices on Epilepsy among High School Students of Central Nepal

Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices on Epilepsy among High School Students of Central Nepal

Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Epilepsy Among Nurses in Asutifi North District

A study on childhood epilepsy among traders in Benin City Nigeria

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