INSERM, Univ. Limoges, CHU Limoges, UMR 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, GEIST, 87000 Limoges, France; LEMACEN, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.
Global Health Programs, Sanofi, France.
Epilepsy Behav. 2019 Mar;92:165-170. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.12.020. Epub 2019 Jan 17.
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of health sciences students regarding epilepsy at the end of their curriculum in Benin.
We conducted a cross-sectional survey among medical, pharmacy, nursing, and midwife students in their last year of health sciences training in the University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin. Students completed a self-administered questionnaire, containing items addressing demographics, epilepsy treatment, diagnosis, clinical practice, and social tolerance regarding a person with epilepsy (PWE).
The response rate to our survey was 87.7% (n = 164). The sample consisted of 64 medical students, 22 pharmacy students, 43 nursing students, and 35 midwife students. They were divided into 95 female subjects and 69 males; sex ratio was 0.7. The mean age of participants was 23.6 ± 1.8 years. The mean scores for epilepsy knowledge, practices, and attitudes were respectively 7.6 ± 1.7 out of a maximum score of 11, 3.9 ± 1.8 out of 8, and 9.6 ± 0.8 out of 10. The KAP overall score was 21.1 ± 3.4 out of a maximum score of 29.0. The variables associated with the overall KAP score were training school, gender, having heard about epilepsy before health sciences studies (p = 0.017), and having a relative with epilepsy (p = 0.001). Male students and medical school students had significantly better overall KAP score than female students or the other training schools respectively (p < 0.001).
These findings support the need to improve the health sciences students' knowledge of epilepsy, in particular, during their training.
本研究的主要目的是评估贝宁卫生科学专业学生在课程结束时对癫痫的知识、态度和实践（KAP）。
我们在贝宁的阿波美-卡拉维大学对医学、药学、护理和助产专业的最后一年学生进行了一项横断面调查。学生们完成了一份自我管理的问卷，其中包含有关癫痫治疗、诊断、临床实践以及对癫痫患者（PWE）的社会容忍度的问题。
我们的调查回复率为 87.7%（n=164）。样本包括 64 名医学生、22 名药学学生、43 名护理学生和 35 名助产学生。他们分为 95 名女性和 69 名男性；性别比为 0.7。参与者的平均年龄为 23.6±1.8 岁。癫痫知识、实践和态度的平均得分分别为 11 分中的 7.6±1.7 分、8 分中的 3.9±1.8 分和 10 分中的 9.6±0.8 分。KAP 总分得分为 21.1±3.4，满分为 29.0。与整体 KAP 评分相关的变量包括培训学校、性别、在健康科学研究之前听说过癫痫（p=0.017）和有癫痫亲属（p=0.001）。与女性学生或其他培训学校相比，男学生和医学院学生的整体 KAP 得分显著更高（p<0.001）。
这些发现支持需要提高卫生科学专业学生对癫痫的认识，特别是在他们的培训期间。
