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)