ArticleJournal of environmental and public health2020
Public Knowledge and Attitude towards Epilepsy and Its Associated Factors: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study, Ethiopia, 2019.
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- Attitudes and misconceptions surrounding epilepsy and first aid of seizures in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Unfavorable public attitude toward people with epilepsy in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis study.Epilepsia open · 2023Pooled it
- Epilepsy Knowledge, Attitudes, and First-Aid Practices Among Syrian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Beliefs, misconceptions, and practices related to epilepsy among adults in Sudan: A large-scale cross-sectional study.Epilepsia open · 2025Article
- Understanding Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Awareness Toward Seizure Episodes Among Residents of Madinah: A Saudi Cross-Sectional Study.Behavioural neurology · 2025Article
- Quality of care and associated factors among patients with epilepsy at public hospitals in Arba Minch Town: a facility-based cross-sectional study.BMC neurology · 2024Article
- Public awareness, knowledge, and attitude toward epilepsy in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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- Ethiopians' knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Knowledge of and Attitude towards Epilepsy among the Jordanian Community.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Effect of nursing interventions based on the Kano model on symptom relief and parental psychological behavior in children with febrile seizures.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Knowledge and attitude of the community towards epilepsy in Northwest Ethiopia: A huge gap on knowledge and attitude of the community.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2021Article
- 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
Background: Epilepsy is a disease of the brain defined by any of the following conditions. First, at least two unprovoked (or reflex) seizures occurring greater than 24 hours apart, and secondly, the presence of one unprovoked (or reflex) seizure and a probability of further seizures. Due to persisted misunderstandings and negative attitudes, individuals living with epilepsy live with a poor quality of life. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the community general knowledge about epilepsy and attitude towards person living with epilepsy and its associated factors. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study conducted from March 10 to June 10, 2019, to assess the community general knowledge and attitude towards epilepsy and its associated factors. Data were entered into Epi data version 3.1 and transported to SPSS version 21 for analysis. Results: 596 study participants participated in a response rate of 98%. Among the study participants, 43.6% (95% CI: 39.6, 47.5) had poor knowledge and 41.3% (95% CI: 37.4, 45.1) had an unfavorable attitude. Lack of modern education, married, never witnessed a seizure, and not hearing the term epilepsy showed statistically significant association with poor knowledge about epilepsy. Lack of modern education, earning less than 1000 Ethiopian birr, not witnessing seizure, not hearing the term epilepsy, and half to one-hour walking time from health facility variables showed statistically significant association with the unfavorable attitude about epilepsy. Conclusions: The current study revealed that nearly half of Debre Berhan dwellers have deficits in terms of general knowledge about epilepsy and attitude towards a person living with epilepsy. Poor knowledge about epilepsy and unfavorable attitude towards a person living with epilepsy are likely to have an important impact on stigmatization and treatment-seeking behavior, and it should be given due attention. It would be better if health educators give special emphasis for the individuals with predictors of poor knowledge and unfavorable attitude.
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