ArticleEpilepsy & behavior reports2021
Knowledge and attitude of the community towards epilepsy in Northwest Ethiopia: A huge gap on knowledge and attitude of the community.
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- Unfavorable public attitude toward people with epilepsy in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis study.Epilepsia open · 2023Pooled it
- Beliefs, misconceptions, and practices related to epilepsy among adults in Sudan: A large-scale cross-sectional study.Epilepsia open · 2025Article
- Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and misconceptions about epilepsy among University of Venda students: A call for enhanced education and awareness.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2025Article
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- Attitudes and perceptions towards epilepsy in an onchocerciasis-endemic region of Tanzania: a mixed approach to determine the magnitude and driving factors.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Ethiopians' knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Health-related quality of life in children with epilepsy: a concept analysis.Child health nursing research · 2023Article
- Epileptic seizure first aid practices of publics in Northwest Ethiopia 2021: Unsafe practices of nearly three-fourths of the community.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMisconception about epilepsy in Ethiopia is higher which in turn affects overall quality of life of the individuals. This research was aimed to assess knowledge and attitude of the community towards epilepsy in Northwest Ethiopia.
methodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted. Data was entered by Epi data version 4.2 and analyzed by SPSS version 24. Descriptive and analytical statistical procedures, with 95% confidence interval were employed and significance level was determined at p-value < 0.05.
resultA total of 782 respondents were participated with the response rate of 96.1%. About 66.2% of respondents had poor knowledge and 67.0% had unfavorable attitude, towards epilepsy.In multivariate logistic regression, younger age, rural resident, not knew someone with epilepsy, did not have witness of seizure episode, and did not take prior training were associated with poor knowledge. Male sex, rural resident, did not know someone with epilepsy, did not have witness of seizure episode, did not take prior training, and had poor knowledge were associated with unfavorable attitude towards epilepsy.
conclusionMajority of participants had poor knowledge and unfavorable attitude. Public education about epilepsy is recommended to modify misconceptions and to promote positive attitudes.
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