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

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作者：

Alhalaiqa, Fadwa ^{[1
]}

Al Omari, Omar ^{[2
]}

Batiha, Abdul-Monim ^{[1
]}

ALBashtawy, Mohammed ^{[3
]}

Masa'Deh, Rami ^{[4
]}

Al-Ghabeesh, Suhair ^{[5
]}

Bashayreh, Ibraheem ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Philadelphia Univ, Fac Nursing, Amman, Jordan

[2] Jerash Univ, Fac Nursing, Jerash, Jordan

[3] Al AlBayt Univ, Fac Nursing, Mafraq, Jordan

[4] Appl Sci Private Univ, Sch Nursing, Amman, Jordan

[5] Al Zaytoonah Private Univ Jordan, Fac Nursing, Amman, Jordan

来源：

INTERNATIONAL QUARTERLY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION | 2018年 / 38卷 / 02期

关键词：

epilepsy; attitudes; knowledge; stigma; nursing; education;

D O I：

10.1177/0272684X17749569

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

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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