Epilepsy knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and associated factors among primary, post-primary, and secondary school teachers in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
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Article Category: research-article
Published Online: Oct 28, 2021
Page range: 33 - 43
Received: Aug 16, 2021
Accepted: Oct 04, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joepi-2021-003
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Distribution of school teachers according to their knowledge in various aspects of epilepsy
| Variable | Study population (N = 220) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Familly and friends | 104 | 47.27 |
| Personal health | 40 | 18.18 |
| Media | 33 | 16.35 |
| Colleagues | 22 | 10 |
| Internet | 18 | 8.20 |
| Neurological | 174 | 79.1 |
| Mental | 21 | 9.5 |
| Do not know | 25 | 11.4 |
| Every person | 176 | 80.0 |
| Children | 28 | 12.8 |
| Young adult | 10 | 4.5 |
| The elderly | 4 | 1.8 |
| Disadvantaged people | 2 | 0.9 |
| Violent convulsions | ||
| Loss of consciousness | 69 | 31.36 |
| Sudden fall | 30 | 13.58 |
| Behavior disorder | 19 | 8.00 |
| Agitation | 16 | 7.28 |
| Mental confusion | 10 | 4.34 |
| Do not know | 2 | 0.9 |
| Brain pathologies | ||
| Hereditary | 40 | 18.20 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 1.36 |
| Malformation | 12 | 5.45 |
| Supernatural | 9 | 4.09 |
| Do not know | 13 | 5.90 |
| Pass away | 50 | 22.74 |
| Hurt other children | 36 | 16.36 |
| Do not know | 7 | 3.18 |
| Curability of epilepsy | 43.2 | |
| Students can have intellectual disabilities | 156 | |
Sociodemographic characteristics of participant teachers (N = 220)
| Variable | Study population (N = 220) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 125 | 56.8 |
| Female | 95 | 43.2 |
| < 30 | 16 | 7.3 |
| 30-39 | 72 | 32.7 |
| 40-49 | 77 | 35 |
| 50-59 | 50 | 22.7 |
| ≥60 | 5 | 2.3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.4 |
| 10 | 58 | 26.4 |
| 13 | 13 | 5.8 |
| >13 | 146 | 66.4 |
| Secondary | 73 | 33.2 |
| Post-primary | 78 | 35.4 |
| Primary | 69 | 31.4 |
| Public | 15 | 6.8 |
| Private | 205 | 93.2 |
| 1-5 | 47 | 22 |
| 6-10 | 33 | 15 |
| 11-15 | 33 | 15 |
| 16-20 | 26 | 12 |
| >20 | 81 | 36 |
Factors associated to with the level of knowledge of epilepsy of schoolteachers
| Variables | Low knowledge (n = 53) | Good knowledge (n = 167) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man | 7 (14.09) | 112 (66.82) | 0.778 |
| Women | 46 (85.91) | 55 (33.18) | |
| ≤ 40 | 26 (49) | 62 (37.1) | 0.424 |
| 40 | 27 (51) | 105 (62.9) | |
| <13 years | 19 (35.8) | 42 (25.2) | 0.213 |
| ≥ 13 years | 34 (64.2) | 125 (74.8) | |
| Primary school | 23 (43.4) | 50 (29.9) | 0.067 |
| Secondary | 30 (56.6) | 117 (70.1) | |
| ≤15 | 31 (58.5) | 82 (49.1) | 0.775 |
| > 15 | 22 (41.5) | 85 (50.9) | |
| Yes | 33 (62.3) | 144 (86.2) | 0.000 |
| No | 20 (37.7) | 23 (13.8) | |
Distribution of schoolteachers according to their attitudes and behavior towards epilepsy (N = 220)
| Variable | Study population (N = 220) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Call an ambulance | ||
| Secure, the area where the child is having a seizure | 46 | 20.90 |
| Prevent the child from moving | 30 | 13.63 |
| Position yhe child on his/her side | 23 | 10.45 |
| Remove the glasses | 17 | 7.72 |
| Put an object in the mouth | 9 | 4.09 |
| To watch | 2 | 0.90 |
| Notify parents | ||
| Bring the child to the hospital | 45 | 20.5 |
| Call the fire brigade | 29 | 13.2 |
| Do nothing | 15 | 6.7 |
| Notify the administration | 7 | 3.2 |
| Send the child away from school | 7 | 3.2 |
| Classical teaching | 77 | 25.5 |
| Personalized teaching | ||
| Poor (<50%) | 124 | |
| Good (≥50%) | 96 | |
Distribution of school teachers according to their level of attitudes and behavior toward epilepsy
| Variables | Level of attitude and practice | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Low (n = 124) | Good (n = 96) | P value | |
| Sex | |||
| Man | 66 (53.6%) | 62 (64.2) | 0.047 |
| Women | 58 (46.4%) | 34 (35.8) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| ≤40 | 44 (36) | 47 (49.29) | 0.124 |
| ≥40 | 80 (64) | 49 (50.71) | |
| Educational status | |||
| ≤13 | 32 (26.2) | 30 (31.31) | 0.532 |
| ≥13 | 92 (73.8) | 66 (68.69) | |
| Qualification | |||
| primary | 38 (30.8) | 35 (36.4) | 0.247 |
| post primary and secondary | 86 (69.2) | 61 (63.6) | |
| Seniority (years) | |||
| ≤ 15 | 41 (33.18) | 12 (12.27) | 0.091 |
| > 15 | 83 (66.82) | 84 (87.73) | |
| Witness an epileptic seizure | |||
| Yes | 112 (90.0) | 87 (90.49) | 0,003 |
| No | 12 (10.0) | 9 (9.51) | |