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

Table 9

Significant associated variables with poor knowledge about epilepsy using logistic regression analysis.

Variable	Adjusted odds ratio	95% CI
Does any member of your family have epilepsy?
Yes (reference)	1.00
No	2.14	(1.21–3.77)	0.009
Are you aware of the life circumstances of persons with epilepsy?
Yes (reference)	1.00
No	1.59	(1.03–2.51)	0.048
Attitude score out of 15
Positive >11 (reference)	1.00
Medium 8–11	2.19	(1.50–3.19)	<0.001
Poor <8	4.08	(2.47–6.75)	<0.001

(i) Binary logistic regression: dependent variable (0 for > median knowledge score and 1 for ≤ median). Independent variables: sociodemographic characteristics, teaching experience, experience with epilepsy, and attitudes toward students with epilepsy.
(ii) 95% CI: 95% confidence interval for adjusted odds ratio.
(iii) Attitude score was divided into poor (1st tertile < 8 out of 15), medium (2nd tertile 8–11 out of 15), and positive (3rd tertile > 11 out of 15).