High school students’ knowledge, attitude, and practice with respect to epilepsy in Kerala, southern India

Pandian, Jeyaraj D.; Santosh, Deetha; Kumar, T. Santosh; Sarma, P. Sankara; Radhakrishnan, Kurupath

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.07.009

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“…The information is usually collected by face-toface interviews and specific questionnaires. The current study revealed that all the respondents had heard of epilepsy, which is similar to the trends reported in other studies conducted among school, college and university students and the public in different parts of India (Pandian et al, 2006;Agarwal, 2008;Gouri-Devi, 2010). Many of the respondents were also familiar with someone with Epilepsy.…”

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“…The original questionnaire had 24 items with the domains Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Epilepsy. This has been adapted for use with different population such as school teachers (Thacker et al, 2008;Pandian et al, 2006), Pre university students (Goel et al, 2011) as well as patients (Gourie Devi et al, 2010) and caregivers with Epilepsy. All the questions were simple with yes or no responses, and are used to assess knowledge, understanding and attitude based on individual items, rather than being given a domain score.…”

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Epilepsy: Attitude and Awareness among Students of Professional Social Work

Rajaram

Priya

2013

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Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders that affect approximately 50 million people worldwide, with the prevalence of 1% in the population. Nearly 80% of people with epilepsy are found in developing countries, where the disease remains a major public health problem. It is not only because of its health implications but also for its social, cultural, psychological and economic effects. The person with epilepsy goes through many difficulties such as unpredictability of the seizures, adjustmental demands on personal and work life, family coping, problems in marital relationship, issues surrounding children, economic burden, and stigma about the disease apart from the access to treatment. Managing a chronic illness such as epilepsy involves more than managing medical problems. Social workers, as change agents, can fulfil their roles as educators, counsellors, and patient-advocates by helping patients and families to gain insight into the implications of chronic illness. The present cross sectional study was conducted among the Master of Social Work (MSW) students specialising in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, with an attempt to look at the Knowledge and Attitude about Epilepsy. Thirty one students of Master of Social Work course with Medical and Psychiatric Social Work (males = 9; females = 22; age = 23.61, range 22-28 years) from different colleges in South India filled the questionnaire developed to assess the knowledge and attitudes about Epilepsy. All the respondents had heard about Epilepsy. The study revealed that while there is good awareness about Epilepsy among the students, majority of them felt that persons with Epilepsy should have restrictions in movement (84%) and that they have limitations in employment (58%). The implications of the study from knowledge development, research and practice are discussed.

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Epilepsy: Attitude and Awareness among Students of Professional Social Work

Rajaram

Priya

2013

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“…14 In contrast to our study findings where only 3.7% students had KAP of first aid in epileptic seizures, 42% of participants from two schools responded correctly in study conducted by Priyangika and Hettiarachchi in Sri Lanka in 2015. 9 Whereas study conducted by Pandian et al in 2006 show that 35.7% of rural school children had knowledge about first aid measures for fits. 15 Students in our study have revealed that first aid study is in the curriculum of the course but it seems from the study that practically no stress is being given in imparting knowledge regarding first aid in these schools.…”

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Study of knowledge and attitudes to first aid among school children of Doiwalablock, Dehradun

Semwal¹,

Bakshi²,

Juyal³

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Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: First-aid (FA) is the providing of initial care for an illness or injury, by a non-expert but trained person, till medical treatment can be accessed. Aim of the study is to impart knowledge in first aid among students to build a safe and healthier community. The objectives of the study were to assess the basic knowledge and understanding of it among the school children, to find out their attitude and to provide appropriate education regarding first aid.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected public school of Doiwala, Dehradun among all the school children of classes 9th to 12th. A pretested oral questionnaire was used to assess their knowledge and attitude about first aid. Knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) about the first aid for common medical emergencies were assessed. Following which, education and training regarding first aid was provided to them. The data were presented as frequencies and percentages. Chi squared test was used as tests of significance.Results: Out of 441 students, majority (91%) had heard about the first aid of which the proportion of boys and girls were almost similar i.e. 92: 92.2. Only 17% of students complete knowledge of first aid and 33.3% of students had partial knowledge. On an average complete knowledge and partial knowledge was present only in 0.04 and 0.06 respectively.Conclusions:Students have revealed that first aid study is in the curriculum of the course but it seems from the study that practically no stress is being given in imparting knowledge regarding first aid in these schools. To conclude all students had shown their keen interest and positive attitude towards getting knowledge about first aid.

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“…Educating students about epilepsy is an important step in alleviating the stigma faced by students with epilepsy at school. Furthermore, students are the future workforce of the country and have the potential to become role models for society [29].…”

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A Review of Epilepsy Stigma in Egypt

Shehata¹

2016

Acta Psychopathologica

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High school students’ knowledge, attitude, and practice with respect to epilepsy in Kerala, southern India

Cited by 60 publications

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Epilepsy: Attitude and Awareness among Students of Professional Social Work

Epilepsy: Attitude and Awareness among Students of Professional Social Work

Study of knowledge and attitudes to first aid among school children of Doiwalablock, Dehradun

A Review of Epilepsy Stigma in Egypt

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