ArticleJournal of Taibah University Medical Sciences2017
Knowledge and attitudes towards epilepsy in Saudi families.
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- Parents' knowledge, awareness, and practices towards children with epilepsy in the Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- [Knowledge of first aid for epileptic seizures among the general population and relatives of patients with epilepsy].Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and seizure first aid for childhood epilepsy among the Madinah community, Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Knowledge and awareness toward surgical treatment of epilepsy among medical students at Umm Al-Qura University.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
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- Knowledge, perception and attitudes toward epilepsy among medical students at King Abdulaziz University.SAGE open medicine · 2021Article
- Prevalence of epilepsy in Saudi pregnant women and possible effects of anti-epileptic drugs on pregnancy outcomes.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2020Article
- Recent Advances in Antiepileptic Herbal Medicine.Current neuropharmacology · 2018Review
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Abstract
objectivesEpilepsy is one of the most common paediatric neurological disorders. Lack of awareness regarding epilepsy among the general population influences the lives of epileptic children. Misconceptions and misinformation about epilepsy in children should be identified and corrected. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes towards epilepsy in families of epileptic children and families of normal children in Almadinah Almunawwarah, KSA.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted at Maternity and Children's Hospital from March 2015 to December 2015. A self-administered questionnaire was designed to collect data from the participant families.
resultsOf 168 participants, 150 completed the questionnaire. These included 64 families of epileptic children and 86 families of normal children. Of all the responding families, 67 families (44.7%) thought that epilepsy was related to Jinn. Logistic regression analysis showed that this belief was dependent on the family education level (
conclusionsOur community still has misconceptions regarding epilepsy, even among families of epileptic children. Knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy must be corrected. Planned programs and campaigns should be conducted in the form of mass society education.
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