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Knowledge and attitude towards epilepsy among pharmacy students from Mumbai university

  • Background: Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the brain that affects people worldwide. The overall prevalence (3.0-11.9 / 1,000) and incidence (0.2-0.6/1,000) of epilepsy in India are comparable to the rates of high-income countries. The high prevalence of negative attitudes towards epilepsy has been highlighted by several studies. Pharmacy students represent a better-educated section of society regarding drugs and have the potential to create awareness, and influence attitudes towards the disease. Thus, it is important that they have the appropriate and updated knowledge and appropriate attitude towards epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs. Objective of the present study was to determine the Mumbai University pharmacy student’s awareness about epilepsy, so as to know the kind of education and awareness strategies that would be applicable to them. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among students from Mumbai University, India during May-June 2017. Two hundred and fifty students were approached to participate in the study of which 213 agreed to participate (males: 107; females: 106). Pretested questionnaire was distributed and collected data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 23. Results: Response rate for this study was 85.2% (213/250). Ninety six percent (204/213) of the participants had heard or read about epilepsy. Overall knowledge was poor (40.2%) and attitude was fair (75.3%). None of the participants were aware about recent research regarding hereditary nature of epilepsy. Only 2 (0.98%) students were aware how to perform the first aid in epilepsy. Only 6.8% participants felt that epileptics should participate in sports. Conclusions: The findings of this study show that, even with extensive curriculum covering diseases, drugs and relevant laws of land, the knowledge and attitude scores were low. There is a need to have focused education and campaigns to increase the knowledge and attitude towards epilepsy.

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Author:Dnyanesh LimayeORCiDGND, Omkar Deshpande, Pratik Gite, Sushil Chavan, Arlan Sydymanov, Vaidehi Limaye, Ravi Shankar Pitani, Sushama Sathe, Gerhard FortwengelORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-13356
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-1335
DOI original:https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183235
ISSN:2320-6012
Parent Title (English):International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2018
Publishing Institution:Hochschule Hannover
Release Date:2019/05/27
Tag:Pharmaziestudent
Attitude; Epilepsy; Knowledge; Seizures; University students
GND Keyword:Einstellung; Epilepsie; Wissen; Krampf; Student; Mumbai
Volume:2018
Issue:6(8)
First Page:2578
Last Page:2582
Link to catalogue:1692613928
Institutes:Fakultät III - Medien, Information und Design
DDC classes:610 Medizin, Gesundheit
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY-NC - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell 4.0 International