Knowledge about Epilepsy and Attitudes toward Students with Epilepsy among Middle and High School Teachers in Kuwait
Table 4
Association of knowledge score about epilepsy with sociodemographic characteristics and teaching experience of teachers.
Characteristic
Knowledge score
(Out of 13)
Median
(Range)
Sociodemographic characteristics
Gender
0.452
Male
5
(0–11)
Female
5
(0–12)
Age, years
0.087
<30
5
(0–11)
30–39
5
(0–12)
40–49
5
(0–11)
≥50
5
(0–11)
Nationality
0.176
Kuwaiti
5
(0–12)
Non-Kuwaiti
5
(0–12)
Marital status
0.770
Single
5
(0–9)
Married
5
(0–12)
Divorced/widowed
5
(0–9)
Number of children
0.798
0
5
(0–12)
1–3
5
(0–12)
≥4
5
(0–11)
Highest level of education
0.550
Intermediate diploma
5
(0–11)
University bachelor
5
(0–12)
High degree (M.S., Ph.D.)
5
(0–9)
Teaching experience
Position
0.012
Teacher
5
(0–12)
Senior teacher
6
(0–10)
Vice principle/principle
6
(3–9)
Number of years working as a teacher
0.042
<5
5
(0–11)
5–9
5
(0–12)
10–14
6
(0–12)
15–19
6
(0–11)
≥20
6
(0–10)
values were generated using the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test for comparing two groups and Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance test for more than two groups.
