Knowledge about Epilepsy and Attitudes toward Students with Epilepsy among Middle and High School Teachers in Kuwait

Table 6

Items of the attitude score and teachers’ positive attitude answers.

Attitude items	Positive attitude answer	Percentage of teachers with positive attitude
		⁢All
		()
			(%)
Persons with epilepsy have the same rights as all people.	Agree	752	(91.3)
Equal employment opportunities should be available to individuals with epilepsy.	Agree	662	(75.5)
Insurance companies should not deny insurance to individuals with epilepsy.	Agree	545	(66.1)
Persons with epilepsy should be prohibited from driving.	Disagree	129	(15.7)
Persons with epilepsy should not be prohibited from marrying.	Agree	551	(66.9)
The individual with epilepsy should not be prevented from having children.	Agree	522	(63.3)
The onset of epileptic seizures in a spouse is sufficient reason for divorce.	Disagree	543	(65.9)
Persons with epilepsy are a danger to the public.	Disagree	586	(71.1)
Persons with epilepsy are more likely to develop and express criminal tendencies than are other people.	Disagree	515	(62.5)
Families of children with epilepsy should not be provided with supportive social services.	Disagree	620	(75.2)
Parents should expect of their child who has epilepsy what they expect of other children.	Agree	429	(52.1)
The responsibility for educating children with epilepsy rests on the community.	Agree	630	(76.5)
Schools should not place children with epilepsy in regular classrooms.	Disagree	482	(58.5)
Children need to be protected from classmates who have epilepsy.	Disagree	389	(47.2)
Children with epilepsy should attend regular public schools.	Agree	379	(46.0)