Epilepsy awareness, knowledge and attitudes among secondary school teachers in Montenegro
| Autor: | Slavica Vujisic, Sanja Vodopic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Further education
knowledge Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty education lcsh:Medicine Epileptic attack 03 medical and health sciences Epilepsy School teachers 0302 clinical medicine medicine awareness 030212 general & internal medicine Montenegro Tongue injury attitudes teachers business.industry lcsh:R General Medicine medicine.disease epilepsy business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery First aid Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, Vol 145, Iss 3-4, Pp 129-135 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2406-0895 0370-8179 |
| Popis: | Introduction/Objective. Epilepsy is associated with numerous misconceptions due to its dramatic manifestation and poor knowledge among the public. The aim of this study was to assess epilepsy awareness, knowledge and attitudes among secondary school teachers. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional survey by sending a simple self-administered questionnaire to all secondary schools in Podgorica, Montenegro. The questionnaire contained 16 questions regarding epilepsy awareness, knowledge and attitudes, first aid attitudes, as well as demographic and teaching experience data. Results. We analyzed 219 questionnaires. Almost all teachers had heard or read about epilepsy, 57.5% of whom knew someone with epilepsy; 21% had a pupil with epilepsy in their class; more than 50% had witnessed a seizure, with 25% of them linking epilepsy to a central nervous disturbance. Over 60% of teachers chose convulsions/shaking to be a major feature of an epileptic attack. Forty percent of teachers thought epilepsy could be cured. Almost 80% thought people with epilepsy should get married and have children, but only one third would marry a person with epilepsy. Over 13% would object to their child playing with another child with epilepsy, and more than 50% would object if their child married a person with epilepsy. About 35% of teachers suggested putting something in a person?s mouth during attack to prevent tongue injury and asphyxiation. Conclusion. Awareness and understanding of epilepsy among teachers were satisfactory, but the results also revealed negative attitudes. Teachers need further education about epilepsy to increase seizure recognition and first aid management, reduce stigma, and intensify acceptance of people with epilepsy. |
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