Primary school teacher's knowledge and attitudes toward children with epilepsy
Primary school teacher's knowledge and attitudes toward children with epilepsy
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DOI：
10.1016/j.seizure.2013.12.010
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发表时间：
2014-04-01
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3
通讯作者：
Jan, Mohammed M.
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作者：
Abulhamail, Albaraa S.;Al-Sulami, Fahad E.;Jan, Mohammed M.
Purpose: Primary school teacher's knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy can have significant impact on the performance and psycho-social development of the child with epilepsy. Our objectives were to study teacher's knowledge and attitudes and identify areas in which further teacher training and education are required.Methods: A stratified random sample survey involving a group of primary school teachers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia included private/public schools designated for male and female students. A structured 37-item questionnaire was used to examine their demographics, knowledge, attitudes, and experience with epilepsy.Results: Six hundred and twenty primary school teachers working in public (58%) or private (42%) schools were included with ages ranging between 21 and 59 years (mean 36). Most teachers (79%) were of Saudi Arabian nationality and 66% had a college or university degree. Their years of experience ranged from 1 to 35 (mean 13.5). Only 17% of the teachers felt very well informed about epilepsy. Teachers with higher education were more likely to have good knowledge (p = 0.009). Teachers of Saudi nationality were also more likely to report good knowledge, independent of their educational level (p = 0.013). Overall, teachers with good knowledge were less likely to have negative attitudes including minding to have an epileptic child in their class (p = 0.028) or thinking that they should be placed in a special classroom (p = 0.029).Conclusions: Primary school teacher's knowledge about epilepsy needs improvements. Their attitudes correlated highly with their knowledge. Educational campaigns about epilepsy are needed to develop a well informed and tolerant community. (C) 2014 British Epilepsy Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
