Sansa Emna, Fray Saloua, Jamoussi Hela, Chebbi Slim, Ben Mahmoud Mariem, Ben Ali Nadia, Fredj Mohamed
Neurology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia; Neuroscience Department, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Neurology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia; Neuroscience Department, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Oct;123:108260. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108260. Epub 2021 Sep 1.
The importance of school teachers' knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy and its contribution in improving the links between the Education and Health fields, is well recognized and appreciated. In order to clarify the amount of misconceptions about epilepsy among Tunisian teachers, we conducted a web-based survey. The main objectives of our study were, first, to determine the knowledge about and attitudes toward epilepsy, and second, to specify factors associated with a better understanding of this disease.
Data were collected using a web-based survey "Google Forms".
The study showed a positive correlation between the level of teachers' knowledge of epilepsy and their attitudes toward a person with epilepsy. Despite the knowledge gaps revealed in Tunisian teachers, the overall attitude was at large positive. Familiarity with epilepsy, whether through family or work environment, made a tremendous contribution in redressing misconceptions about epilepsy in our study.
More educational interventions and programs are needed to increase teachers' familiarity with epilepsy and, consequently, increase their awareness and knowledge.
学校教师对癫痫的了解程度和态度，以及他们在改善教育与卫生领域之间联系方面的作用，已得到充分认识和重视。为了弄清突尼斯教师对癫痫存在的误解程度，我们开展了一项基于网络的调查。我们研究的主要目的，其一，是确定教师对癫痫的了解程度和态度；其二，是明确与更好理解这种疾病相关的因素。
通过“谷歌表单”这一基于网络的调查收集数据。
研究表明，教师对癫痫的了解程度与他们对癫痫患者的态度之间存在正相关。尽管突尼斯教师存在知识差距，但总体态度大体上是积极的。在我们的研究中，无论是通过家庭还是工作环境熟悉癫痫，都对纠正对癫痫的误解起到了巨大作用。
需要更多的教育干预措施和项目来增加教师对癫痫的熟悉程度，从而提高他们的意识和知识水平。
