Table 2.

Attitude items and scores of participants

Attitude item	Mean ± SD
Schools should not place children with epilepsy in regular classrooms	2.58 ± 0.99*
Persons with epilepsy have the same rights as all people	4.28 ± 0.69
Persons with epilepsy can safely drive	2.11 ± 0.92*
The onset of an epileptic seizure in a spouse is sufficient reason for divorce	±0.81*
Children with epilepsy should attend regular public schools	± 0.92
Persons with epilepsy are a danger to the society	1.80 ± 0.74*
Individuals with epilepsy are accident-prone	3.77 ± 0.82
Children of school had to be kept away from classmates who have epilepsy	3.77 ± 0.86
Persons with epilepsy cannot marry with persons without	2.23 ± 0.81*
Epilepsy	3.73 ± 0.78
I allow any child to sit in the same class with a child with epilepsy	3.50 ± 0.93
Equal employment opportunities should be available to individuals with epilepsy	1.62 ± 0.85*
The cause of epilepsy is insanity	3.73 ± 0.84
I allow any child to play with a child with epilepsy	2.33 ± 0.88*
Epilepsy is a kind of incurable disorder	2.48 ± 0.86*
Children with epilepsy have a higher incidence of psychosis than normal children

Note. Scales ranges from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 5 (Strongly agree); SD: Standard deviation;

^* Items for which a “disagree” response (scored lower than 3) indicates a positive attitude