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dc.contributor.authorAlhalaiqa, F.
dc.contributor.authorAl Omari, Omar
dc.contributor.authorBatiha, A.
dc.contributor.authorALBashtawy, M.
dc.contributor.authorMasa Deh, R.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Ghabeesh, S.
dc.contributor.authorBashayreh, I.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-18T07:58:14Z
dc.date.available2018-05-18T07:58:14Z
dc.date.created2018-05-18T00:23:28Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationAlhalaiqa, 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.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67375
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0272684X17749569
dc.description.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.

dc.publisherBaywood Publishing Company
dc.titleKnowledge and Attitudes of Jordanian University Students Toward Epilepsy: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Study
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume38
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage75
dcterms.source.endPage82
dcterms.source.issn0272-684X
dcterms.source.titleInternational Quarterly of Community Health Education
curtin.departmentSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
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