New Zealand Community Attitudes toward People with Epilepsy

Hills, Michael D.; MacKenzie, Hamish C.

doi:10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.32002.x

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“…It has been clearly observed that the level of education infl uences the answers about the disease and leads to less pejorative attitudes to persons with epilepsy, corroborating with other researches designed for similar purposes 4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][13][14][15] . It is inferred that populations with a lower level of education and a lower income probably also have less access to information concerning epilepsy and this contributes to maintaining erroneous concepts about the disease.…”

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“…These proportions were also observed in the study of Santos and coworkers 7 , in which the proportion of witnessing a seizure was 34% in the non-university population against 73% in the general population. Another aspect observed is that the young adults (17-30yrs) say they have witnessed more convulsive seizures than older people, a fact observed in other studies 4,11 .…”

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confidence: 52%

“…Questionnaires that evaluate the perception of epilepsy in many different social segments have been used by a great number of authors [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] . Although many limitations have been observed such as understanding the questions, diffi culty in achieving the right answer since there is a broad range of epilepsies, the tendency is to not expose negative positions on the subject and the non-validation of the instrument 23 .…”

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Awareness, attitudes and perceptions on epilepsy in Southern Brazil

Falavigna

Teles

Roth

et al. 2007

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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-Objective: To verify awareness and attitudes toward epilepsy in Southern Brazil. Method: A questionnaire about familiarity with the disease, awareness and attitudes toward epileptics was applied to 832 inhabitants of Caxias do Sul. The answers were analyzed in three different groups: G1, non-university students; G2, university students up to the second year; and G3, university students with more than two years education and university graduates. Results: University students and graduates are better informed regarding causes and treatment of epilepsy. Moreover, those interviewees present less negative attitudes toward epileptics. However, a large part of that group lacks some basic information on the disease. Conclusion: There is lack of information on epilepsy among Brazilians. Education campaigns should be carried out in order to clarify some aspects concerning epilepsy.KEY WORDS: epilepsy, knowledge, attitudes, questionnaire, Brazil. Conhecimento, atitudes e percepções sobre epilepsia no Sul do Brasil RESUMO -Objetivo:Verificar o conhecimento e as atitudes sobre epilepsia na população de Caxias do Sul. Metodo: Foi aplicado um questionário sobre familiaridade com a doença, conhecimentos e atitudes diante de um portador de epilepsia a 832 moradores da cidade. As respostas foram analisadas em três grupos distintos: G1, não-universitários; G2, universitários até o segundo ano; e G3, universitários com mais de dois anos e graduados. Resultados: Os universitários e graduados possuem melhor conhecimento sobre causas e tratamento da epilepsia. Além disso, esses entrevistados apresentam menos atitudes negativas para com o portador de epilepsia. Entretanto, uma boa parte desse grupo apresenta falta de alguns conhecimentos bá-sicos sobre a doença. Conclusão: Há falta de informação à população brasileira sobre epilepsia. Campanhas educacionais devem ser realizadas no intuito de desmistificar alguns aspectos concernentes à epilepsia.

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Awareness, attitudes and perceptions on epilepsy in Southern Brazil

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Roth

et al. 2007

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“…Community-based studies have reported that better-educated individuals offer more favorable opinions and display positive attitude (Mirnics et al, Chung; Hills and Mackenzie; Jensen and Dam). [15][16][17][18] Pharmacy students represent a better-educated section of society regarding drugs and have the potential to create awareness, improve concepts and influence attitudes towards the disease. Thus, it is important that they have the appropriate and updated knowledge and appropriate attitude towards epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs.…”

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Knowledge and attitude towards epilepsy among pharmacy students from Mumbai university

Limaye¹,

Deshpande²,

Gite³

et al. 2018

Int J Res Med Sci

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Background: Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the brain that affects people worldwide. The overall prevalence (3.0-11.9 / 1,000) and incidence (0.2-0.6/1,000) of epilepsy in India are comparable to the rates of high-income countries. The high prevalence of negative attitudes towards epilepsy has been highlighted by several studies. Pharmacy students represent a better-educated section of society regarding drugs and have the potential to create awareness, and influence attitudes towards the disease. Thus, it is important that they have the appropriate and updated knowledge and appropriate attitude towards epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs. Objective of the present study was to determine the Mumbai University pharmacy student’s awareness about epilepsy, so as to know the kind of education and awareness strategies that would be applicable to them.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among students from Mumbai University, India during May-June 2017. Two hundred and fifty students were approached to participate in the study of which 213 agreed to participate (males: 107; females: 106). Pretested questionnaire was distributed and collected data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 23.Results: Response rate for this study was 85.2% (213/250). Ninety six percent (204/213) of the participants had heard or read about epilepsy. Overall knowledge was poor (40.2%) and attitude was fair (75.3%). None of the participants were aware about recent research regarding hereditary nature of epilepsy. Only 2 (0.98%) students were aware how to perform the first aid in epilepsy. Only 6.8% participants felt that epileptics should participate in sports.Conclusions: The findings of this study show that, even with extensive curriculum covering diseases, drugs and relevant laws of land, the knowledge and attitude scores were low. There is a need to have focused education and campaigns to increase the knowledge and attitude towards epilepsy.

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“…Sexually transmissible diseases are often considered particularly blameworthy and 'dirty' (Moore & Rosenthal, 1996;Reidpath, Brijnath, & Chan, 2005;Rosenthal & Moore, 1994). Conditions that lead to physical or cognitive disabilities which the public may consider unattractive, frightening, or related to mental retardation or mental illness, are often stigmatised (Hills & MacKenzie, 2002;Jenetette, Funk, & Murdaugh, 2005).…”

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Beliefs and Knowledge about Parkinson’s Disease

Moore¹,

Knowles²

2006

E-JAP

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A survey of public attitudes showed that there is significant stigma perceived to be associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), as well as significant misconceptions about the course and outcomes of the disease. Negative attitudes to PD were associated with perceived stigma, (younger) age, knowledge of a sufferer and knowledge of the disease. Perceived stigma, negative attitudes and incorrect beliefs are likely to impinge on the psychosocial well-being of those living with the disease, particularly those with early onset. The data from this study was collected from 200 householders and suggest that more public information about positive lifestyle possibilities for those living with Parkinson's would be of value to disease sufferers and their carers.

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New Zealand Community Attitudes toward People with Epilepsy

Cited by 87 publications

References 10 publications

Awareness, attitudes and perceptions on epilepsy in Southern Brazil

Awareness, attitudes and perceptions on epilepsy in Southern Brazil

Knowledge and attitude towards epilepsy among pharmacy students from Mumbai university

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