College of Medicine, University of Bahri, Khartoum, Sudan.
Epilepsia Open. 2022 Mar;7(1):144-150. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12573. Epub 2021 Dec 27.
To assess the knowledge and attitude toward epilepsy among the final and semi-final years medical students at University of Bahri.
An observational cross-sectional study was carried out at College of Medicine, University of Bahri. Self-administered questionnaires were applied to 228 medical students in the final and semi-final years.
Sixty-three percent of students showed a high level of knowledge. Despite that 10.1% of the students do not know that atonic seizure is a type of epilepsy, 62.7% attributed the causes of epilepsy to psychological factors only, and 9.6% considered epilepsy is an untreatable disease. The majority of students are not aware that screaming is a manifestation of certain types of epilepsy. More than half of the students considered inserting something into the patient's mouth during the seizure will prevent tongue biting. Interestingly, a total of 8.3% of students thought that it is a demonic attack, whereas 34.6% of students thought the Holy Quran as an appropriate treatment for epilepsy (P = .026). Up to 77% of the students showed a positive attitude toward patients with epilepsy. However, 42.1% of students agreed that there should be some restrictions in sport and leisure activities for people who suffer from epilepsy, and 13.6% of students admitted they will not get married to someone with epilepsy.
Our study showed an overall relatively high level of knowledge toward epilepsy among medical students with a potentially positive attitude toward patients with the disease. However, there are still misconceptions of epilepsy in different aspects. This study showed some important facts for policymakers and key opinion leaders in curriculum preparation and training programs for medical schools which should be designed to increase knowledge and understanding of epilepsy among the medical students, not just the scientific knowledge but also discuss the social impact of epilepsy on a patient's life.
评估 Bahri 大学最后两年和最后一年半医学专业学生对癫痫的认识和态度。
在 Bahri 大学医学院进行了一项观察性横断面研究。对最后两年和最后一年半的 228 名医学生进行了自我管理的问卷调查。
63%的学生表现出较高的知识水平。尽管有 10.1%的学生不知道失神发作也是癫痫的一种类型，但 62.7%的学生仅将癫痫的病因归因于心理因素，9.6%的学生认为癫痫是一种无法治愈的疾病。大多数学生不知道尖叫是某些类型癫痫的表现。超过一半的学生认为在癫痫发作时将东西插入患者口中可以防止咬舌。有趣的是，共有 8.3%的学生认为这是恶魔附身，而 34.6%的学生认为《古兰经》是治疗癫痫的适当方法（P=0.026）。多达 77%的学生对癫痫患者表现出积极的态度。然而，42.1%的学生同意癫痫患者在体育和休闲活动中应受到一些限制，13.6%的学生承认他们不会与癫痫患者结婚。
我们的研究表明，医学学生对癫痫的总体认识水平相对较高，对癫痫患者的态度可能也较为积极。然而，在不同方面仍然存在对癫痫的误解。这项研究为政策制定者和医学教育领域的关键意见领袖提供了一些重要事实，在课程准备和培训计划中应设计增加医学生对癫痫的认识和理解，不仅是科学知识，还应包括讨论癫痫对患者生活的社会影响。
