ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Knowledge of and Attitude towards Epilepsy among the Jordanian Community.
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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
- Genetic Polymorphisms inPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Perceived Impact of Epilepsy and Its Treatment on Pediatric Patients and Their Families.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Understanding Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Awareness Toward Seizure Episodes Among Residents of Madinah: A Saudi Cross-Sectional Study.Behavioural neurology · 2025Article
- Changes in public attitude toward epilepsy in Hungary since 1994. A multicriteria weighting analysis.Epilepsia open · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the Saudi population toward people with epilepsy: narrow or wide?Acta epileptologica · 2023Article
- Epilepsy in Asian countries.Acta epileptologica · 2023Review
- Knowledge and Attitudes towards Epilepsy of Croatian General Student Population and Biomedical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes toward epilepsy in Palestine: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundEpilepsy is a disorder characterized by recurring seizures that do not have an immediate identifiable cause. It is a disorder with complex symptoms and a wide range of risk factors, with age, genetics, and origin being the most prevalent variations. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of and attitude towards epilepsy among the Jordanian community.
methodAn online cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted between 29 March and 15 May 2022 in Jordan. In this study, three previously validated questionnaire items were adapted and employed. Binary logistic regression was applied to identify predictors of good knowledge and a positive attitude.
resultsA total of 689 participants were involved in this study. A weak level of knowledge about epilepsy was observed among the study participants (35.3%). The participants showed a moderately positive attitude towards epilepsy (63.3%). Being female, holding a bachelor's degree, knowing anyone who had epilepsy and seeing anyone having an epileptic seizure were factors that positively affected participants' knowledge about epilepsy. Being aged between 24 and 29 years or being divorced were factors that affected the participants' attitudes negatively towards epilepsy.
conclusionThe study's participants had limited knowledge of epilepsy and a favorable attitude toward it. The community's understanding of epilepsy and attitude toward epilepsy patients should be improved by an informed educational effort on the part of various media platforms. All facets of the community, including parents, should be the focus of these initiatives.
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