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. 2023 Jun 21;15(6):e40735. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40735

Table 6. Difference in response to knowledge items before and after the intervention.

Questions Percentage of correct answers P-value
Pre-intervention Post-intervention
1. Status epileptics is defined as a seizure that lasts for more than one minute (correct answer: no) 46.1 81.1 <0.001
2. Is a prolonged seizure necessary to diagnose status epilepticus with recurrent episodes within a short time? (correct answer: no) 57.3 77.7 <0.001
3. Can status epilepticus occur without apparent physical symptoms such as convulsions (correct answer: yes) 63.6 80.6 <0.001
4. What to do when fits start? (correct answer: lay the child on one side). 87.9 95.6 0.003
5. What to do if the child has a prolonged epileptic seizure? (correct answer: give emergency TTT then go to hospital) 66.0 81.6 <0.001
6. What is the right time to give emergency medicines (correct answer: after five minutes) 63.1 81.6 <0.001
7. When to take the child to the hospital
7.1. The child has not returned to the position before the seizure (correct answer: yes) 71.4 85.9 <0.001
7.2. Immediately after fits stop 89.8 92.7 0.295
7.3: Long time fit (correct answer: yes) 70.4 85.0 0.001
7.4. The child returned to normal 98.1 98.5 0.678
7.5. Allergic reaction (correct answer: yes) 35.4 69.9 <0.001
7.6. Failure of two doses to stop fits (correct answer: yes) 49.0 73.8 <0.001
7.7. Before giving emergency treatment 94.2 97.1 0.148
8. What do you think about emergency medicine (correct answer: safe) 52.4 78.2 <0.001
9. Where are emergency medicines kept? (correct answer: refrigerator) 25.7 58.7 <0.001
10. Do you know the expiration date of your emergency medications? 83.5 90.8 0.027
11. If the medicine is expired and your child has a seizure, can you give him the treatment? (correct answer: no) 90.8 94.2 0.191
12. Do you take emergency medicines with you when going to public places or when traveling (correct answer: yes) 86.9 90.3 0.278
13. Do you know how to use emergency medicines? 86.9 95.6 0.002
14 If you give your child a dose of emergency medicine and the seizure does not stop, do you give another dose? (correct answer: yes) 21.4 54.9 <0.001