Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of epilepsy among secondary school teachers in Osogbo South-West Nigeria: A community based study

Mustapha, A F; Odu, OO; Akande, O

doi:10.4103/1119-3077.106709

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“…39 Similarly number of secondary level teacher were 76 and out of them 38.2% have poor knowledge, whereas on similar study carried out among 269 school teachers randomly selected from various secondary schools in Osogbo, the Osun State capital in South-West Nigeria, about 70% of the teachers reported their general knowledge of epilepsy is lower than half of total score. 40 A survey conducted among one hundred teachers of nine public schools of Brazil, 20% accepted that they had a poor knowledge regarding epilepsy, 41 where as in our study it is very high (47.9%). Large number of poor knowledge regarding epilepsy in Nepal is due to less public health awareness program with focus on epilepsy and least number of teachers training program on Health Education.…”

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School Teachers’ Knowledge about Epilepsy in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

Khanal

Maharjan

Pokharel

et al. 2017

Kathmandu Univ. Med. J.

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School Teachers’ Knowledge about Epilepsy in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

Khanal

Maharjan

Pokharel

et al. 2017

Kathmandu Univ. Med. J.

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“…The vast majority of teachers in our study reported having heard about the disease (98.8%). In agreement to this result, several studies stated that a high percentage of teachers (70 -97%) reported previous knowledge about epilepsy in Jeddah, KSA 19,21 as well as in other countries including Korea, 22 Turkey, 23 India, 24 Georgia, 25 Nigeria, 26 Pakistan, 27 and Iran. 28 We found that the knowledge of teachers in our study about epilepsy and its causes was inadequate and showed many misconceptions such as epilepsy being a mental disease (62.6%) or caused by spiritual possession (11.1%).…”

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Knowledge and Attitudes Among School Teachers Towards School Students With Epilepsy in Hail Region, Ksa.

Ali¹

2019

IJAR

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Background:The knowledge and attitude of school teachers can affect significantly the academic achievement, social development and the quality of life of epileptic students. Objective: To assess the knowledge and attitude of school teachers towards students with epilepsy in Hail, KSA. Methods: This cross-sectional study used a pretested, selfadministered, 5-item questionnaire to evaluate the basic knowledge and attitude of Elementary, intermediate, and secondary schools" teachers as regards epilepsy. Schools were chosen at random and included private and public schools for male and female students. Results: The study included 342 teachers. 98.8% of the respondents heard about the disease, with no significant association with age (p = 0.205) or gender (p = 0.593). The common reported causes for epilepsy included mental disease (62.6%), spiritual possession (11.1%), electric charges in the brain (9.9%) and disturbed nerves (5.3%). 71.3% of respondents were willing to provide first aid during fits and objected to prevent epileptic students from studying (97.7%). Age was significantly associated with knowledge about causes of epilepsy (p = 0.008) and readiness to provide first aid (p = 0.012). Gender was not significantly associated with neither knowledge nor attitude of the respondents. Conclusion: Knowledge of teachers about causes of epilepsy was not adequate. Also, most of them would treat epileptic students differently from their peers. Educational programs should be provided to school teachers to correct wrong beliefs about epilepsy and to train them on first aid measures during epileptic fits.

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“…In contrast to earlier studies, the study populations are different. Earlier studies have mostly been conducted within specific community groups such as teachers, traditional healers, university students, literate urban population and secondary school students [17, 21, 24]. This might explain the poorer knowledge of epilepsy in our populations.…”

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Community knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy in rural and urban Mukono district, Uganda: A cross-sectional study

Kaddumukasa

Kakooza

Kayima

et al. 2016

Epilepsy & Behavior

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Introduction Lack of adequate knowledge poses a barrier in the provision of appropriate treatment and care of epileptic patients within the community. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of community dwellers to epilepsy and its treatment. Methods A cross section population survey was conducted in urban and rural Mukono, district, central Uganda. Adult respondents through multistage stratified sampling were interviewed about selected aspects of epilepsy knowledge, attitudes and perception using a pretested structured questionnaire. Results Ninety-one percent of the study respondents had heard or read about epilepsy or knew someone who had epilepsy and had seen someone having a seizure. Thirty seven percent of the respondents did not know the cause of epilepsy, while 29% cited genetic causes. About seventeen percent of the subjects believed that epilepsy is contagious. Only 5.6% (21/377) of respondents would take a patient with epilepsy to hospital for treatment. Conclusion Adults in Mukono are very acquainted with epilepsy but have many erroneous beliefs about the condition. Negative attitudes are pervasive within communities in Uganda. The National Epilepsy awareness programs need to clarify the purported modes of transmission of epilepsy, available treatment options and care offered during epileptic seizures during community sensitizations in our settings.

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Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of epilepsy among secondary school teachers in Osogbo South-West Nigeria: A community based study

Cited by 27 publications

References 16 publications

School Teachers’ Knowledge about Epilepsy in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

School Teachers’ Knowledge about Epilepsy in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

Knowledge and Attitudes Among School Teachers Towards School Students With Epilepsy in Hail Region, Ksa.

Community knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy in rural and urban Mukono district, Uganda: A cross-sectional study

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