Research Article
Knowledge about Epilepsy and Attitudes toward Students with Epilepsy among Middle and High School Teachers in Kuwait
Table 2
Self-reported experience with epilepsy by teachers.
| Experience item | All | () | | (%) |
| Have you ever dealt with a person with epilepsy? (Yes) | 241 | (29.3) | Does any member of your family have epilepsy? (Yes) | 77 | (9.4) | Have you been a teacher of a student with epilepsy? (Yes) | 197 | (24.0) | Are you currently a teacher of a student with epilepsy? (Yes) | 47 | (5.7) | Are you aware of the life circumstances of persons with epilepsy? (Yes) | 157 | (19.1) | Will you be prepared to handle a seizure if one of your students had a fit during class? (Yes) | 289 | (35.1) | Do you think you have sufficient training in first-aid management of seizures? (Yes) | 70 | (8.5) | Are you aware of different types of seizures and what they look like? (Yes) | 57 | (6.9) | Would you like to have more general knowledge about epilepsy? (Yes) | 688 | (83.5) | Would you like to have more information about how to respond when a student is having a seizure? (Yes) | 714 | (86.7) | Have you received adequate training about seizure management and epilepsy in your teaching training? (Yes) | 37 | (4.5) |
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