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Knowledge and practice of schoolteachers towards students with epilepsy in Khamis Mushate, Southern Saudi Arabia.
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- Teachers' Negative Attitudes and Limited Health Literacy Levels as Risks for Low Awareness of Epilepsy in Turkey.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2023Article
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- First-Aid Knowledge and Attitudes of Schoolteachers in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2023Review
- Knowledge of Epilepsy and Seizure First Aid Among Teachers in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Teachers and Epilepsy in Saudi Arabia: Gaps in Knowledge and Potential Roles.International journal of general medicine · 2022Review
- Awareness and attitude of first-year medical students toward epilepsy in University of Khartoum, Sudan.Brain and behavior · 2022Article
- Knowledge of Epilepsy and seizure first aid among teachers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2021Article
- Teachers and epilepsy: What they know, do not know, and need to know: A cross-sectional study of Taif City.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Epilepsy: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Among Secondary School Teachers in Khartoum State.Neurology and therapy · 2017Article
- Knowledge and Practice Toward Epilepsy and its Associated Factors Among Teachers, in Hossana Town Administration, Southern Ethiopia, 2020.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectivesEpilepsy is a very common chronic neurological disorder in children throughout the world. This study was conducted to assess Saudi male schoolteachers' knowledge of epilepsy and practice in Southern Saudi Arabia. SUBJECTS AND
methodsA cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among male teachers; 315 teachers filled a well-designed and pretested self administered questionnaire.
resultsApproximately three-quarters (72.7%) of the schoolteachers had witnessed epileptic fits. Forty-six percent believed that epilepsy was caused by electrical discharges. Most of the school teachers (79.7%) disagreed with the idea of teaching children with epilepsy separately, or preventing them from sporting activity (50.5%). In addition, 94.9% disagreed with the idea that epilepsy was shameful. Unfortunately, 64.1% of the teachers who were exposed to cases of seizures were not able to provide first aid to students having epileptic fits (P = 0.03).
conclusionsThe schoolteachers were generally knowledgeable about epilepsy. This fact can be used to design a national program through which teachers can help to bring about a well-informed and tolerant community toward epileptics.
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