Al-Hashemi Eman, Ashkanani Abdullatif, Al-Qattan Haneen, Mahmoud Asmaa, Al-Kabbani Majd, Al-Juhaidli Abdulaziz, Jaafar Ahmad, Al-Hashemi Zahraa
Department of Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, 43787 Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Department of Surgery, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, 43787 Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Int J Pediatr. 2016;2016:5138952. doi: 10.1155/2016/5138952. Epub 2016 Jun 15.
Background and Objectives. Attitudes toward students with epilepsy and epilepsy-related knowledge of teachers are crucial for child's safety in the school. The aim of this study was to evaluate teachers' knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy. Methods. This cross-sectional study included 824 teachers from 24 randomly selected middle and high schools. Scale of Attitudes Toward Persons with Epilepsy (ATPE) was modified to assess teachers' knowledge about epilepsy and attitudes toward students with epilepsy. Results. Median knowledge score about epilepsy was 5 (out of 13), while median attitude score was 10 (out of 15). Both knowledge and attitude median scores were significantly higher in senior teachers with longer teaching experience and in respondents who dealt with a person with epilepsy. There was significant association between knowledge score and attitude score (p < 0.01). Logistic regression showed that significant variables, independently associated with poor knowledge after adjusting for possible confounders, were not having a family member with epilepsy (p = 0.009), unawareness of life circumstances of persons with epilepsy (p = 0.048), and a poor attitude score (p < 0.001). Conclusion. School teachers in Kuwait have relatively poor knowledge about epilepsy but have positive attitudes toward students with epilepsy. A number of historical and stigmatizing ideas about epilepsy still exist. It is recommended to provide teachers with information about handling seizures in the educational setting through development and implementation of epilepsy education programs.
背景与目的。教师对癫痫学生的态度以及与癫痫相关的知识对于儿童在学校的安全至关重要。本研究的目的是评估教师对癫痫的知识和态度。方法。这项横断面研究纳入了从24所随机选取的初中和高中抽取的824名教师。对癫痫患者态度量表（ATPE）进行了修改，以评估教师对癫痫的知识以及对癫痫学生的态度。结果。关于癫痫的知识得分中位数为5分（满分13分），而态度得分中位数为10分（满分15分）。教学经验较长的资深教师以及有过与癫痫患者接触经历的受访者，其知识和态度的中位数得分均显著更高。知识得分与态度得分之间存在显著关联（p < 0.01）。逻辑回归显示，在对可能的混杂因素进行校正后，与知识水平较差独立相关的显著变量包括没有癫痫患者家庭成员（p = 0.009）、不了解癫痫患者的生活状况（p = 0.048）以及态度得分较低（p < 0.001）。结论。科威特的学校教师对癫痫的了解相对较少，但对癫痫学生持积极态度。关于癫痫的一些历史性和污名化观念仍然存在。建议通过制定和实施癫痫教育项目，为教师提供在教育环境中处理癫痫发作的相关信息。
