Research Article

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

Table 5

Association of knowledge score about epilepsy with teachers’ self-reported experience with epilepsy.

Experience item⁢Knowledge score
(Out of 13)
Median(Range)

Have you ever dealt with a person with epilepsy?<0.001
 Yes6(0–12)
 No5(0–11)
Does any member of your family have epilepsy?<0.001
 Yes7(2–12)
 No5(0–12)
Have you been a teacher of a student with epilepsy?0.005
 Yes6(0–11)
 No5(0–12)
Are you currently a teacher of a student with epilepsy?0.109
 Yes6(2–10)
 No5(0–12)
Are you aware of the life circumstances of persons with epilepsy?<0.001
 Yes6(0–12)
 No5(0–11)
Will you be prepared to handle a seizure if one of your students had a fit during class?<0.001
 Yes6(0–12)
 No5(0–12)
Do you think you have sufficient training in first-aid management of seizures?<0.001
 Yes6(1–11)
 No5(0–12)
Are you aware of the different types of seizures and what they look like?0.002
 Yes6(0–10)
 No5(0–12)
Would you like to have more general knowledge about epilepsy?0.037
 Yes5(0–12)
 No5(0–12)
Would you like to have more information about how to respond when a student is having a seizure?0.116
 Yes5(0–12)
 No5(0–11)
Have you received adequate training about seizure management and epilepsy in your teaching training?0.159
 Yes6(0–9)
 No5(0–12)

values were generated using the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test for comparing two groups.