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

Table 3

Items of the knowledge score about epilepsy and teachers’ correct answers.

Knowledge item	Correct answer	Percentage of teachers with correct answers
		⁢All
		()
			(%)
Individuals with epilepsy are also mentally retarded.	Disagree	695	(84.3)
The individual with epilepsy does not possess a normal life expectancy.	Disagree	351	(42.6)
You can expect the condition of a person with epilepsy to deteriorate.	Disagree	114	(13.8)
When their seizures are controlled by medication, persons with epilepsy are just like anyone else.	Agree	542	(65.8)
Individuals with epilepsy can cope with a 40-hour work week.	Agree	88	(10.7)
Persons with epilepsy can safely participate in strenuous activity.	Agree	102	(12.4)
Persons with epilepsy can safely operate machinery.	Agree	102	(12.4)
Individuals with epilepsy are accident-prone.	Disagree	92	(11.2)
Epilepsy is not a contagious disease.	Agree	679	(82.4)
The offspring of parents with epilepsy will also have epilepsy.	Disagree	256	(31.1)
Persons with epilepsy prefer to live with others of similar characteristics.	Disagree	407	(49.4)
Children with epilepsy in regular classes have an adverse effect on the other children.	Disagree	334	(40.5)
Epilepsy and epilepsy medications can have a significant effect on the affected students’ mood, memory, and learning.	Agree	442	(53.6)