Adults' knowledge levels of and attitudes toward epilepsy: a cross-sectional study in Samsun Türkiye

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作者
Kayar, Vedat [1 ]
Sahin, Mustafa Kursat [1 ]
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[1] Ondokuz Mayis Univ, Sch Med, Dept Family Med, Samsun, Turkiye
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Epilepsy; knowledge; attitudes; adult; stigmatization; PUBLIC AWARENESS; INTERNATIONAL-LEAGUE; REGION; STIGMA;
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10.54029/2024mzr
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Background & Objective: Epilepsy is not only a common neurological disorder, but also a stigmatising cause of psychosocial difficulties and discrimination. This study aimed to evaluate adults' knowledge levels and attitudes toward epilepsy. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between August and September 2022 from four family healthcare units in Samsun, T & uuml;rkiye. In the questionnaire, a (EAS) were used. Results: Four hundred and six people participated in this study. The mean age of the participants was 39.4 +/- 13.6 years, and 54.2% were women. The mean EKS score was 9.9 +/- 3.1 (Maximum 16), and the mean EAS score was 56.8 +/- 8.9 (Maximum 70). University graduates (p=0.001), participants familiar with individuals with epilepsy (p<0.001), with epilepsy in the family (p<0.001), who had witnessed epileptic seizures (p<0.001), who had previously heard about epilepsy (p<0.001), and who had read about epilepsy (p<0.001) registered higher mean epilepsy knowledge scores. Participants over 35 (p=0.002), unmarried individuals (p<0.001), university graduates (p<0.001), the employed (p=0.008), participants with children (p<0.001), who knew individuals with epilepsy (p=0.016), with epilepsy patients in the family (p=0.023), who had witnessed epileptic seizures (p<0.001), who had previously heard of epilepsy (p=0.012), and who had read about epilepsy (p<0.001) registered higher mean attitudes to epilepsy scores. Positive attitudes toward epilepsy increased according to the level of knowledge of epilepsy (r=0.387; p<0.001). Conclusion: The participants from Samsun, T & uuml;rkiye exhibited moderate levels of knowledge about epilepsy and positive attitudes toward the disease. Increasing levels of knowledge were associated with increasingly positive attitudes toward epilepsy.
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