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    Knowledge and Attitudes of Jordanian University Students Toward Epilepsy: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Study

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    Alhalaiqa, F.
    Al Omari, Omar
    Batiha, A.
    ALBashtawy, M.
    Masa Deh, R.
    Al-Ghabeesh, S.
    Bashayreh, I.
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Alhalaiqa, F. and Al Omari, O. and Batiha, A. and ALBashtawy, M. and Masa Deh, R. and Al-Ghabeesh, S. and Bashayreh, I. 2018. Knowledge and Attitudes of Jordanian University Students Toward Epilepsy: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Study. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 38 (2): pp. 75-82.
    Source Title
    International Quarterly of Community Health Education
    DOI
    10.1177/0272684X17749569
    ISSN
    0272-684X
    School
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67375
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    Abstract

    People with epilepsy face stigma which arguably causes more suffering than the disease itself. The purpose of this study is to compare the knowledge and attitudes of nursing with nonnursing Jordanian university students toward epilepsy. A cross-sectional comparative, quantitative study was conducted. A newly structured questionnaire was developed to collect related data. The results revealed that there were 145(30.5%) nursing students and 331 (69.5%) nonnursing students with mean age of the participants was 22.9 years (SD = 4.7) and 60% of them were men. Although the majority of the Jordanian university students were aware of epilepsy, their knowledge varied according to their major subject of study. Nursing students possessed a good knowledge of, and more positive attitudes toward, epilepsy compared with other nonnursing students. Therefore, universities are required to improve the knowledge of their students about epilepsy by integrating education about health and first aid course into their curriculum.

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