Table 8.
Association of attitudes score toward epilepsy with teachers' self-reported experience with epilepsy.
| Experience item | Attitude score | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Out of 15) | |||
| Median | (Range) | ||
| Have you ever dealt with a person with epilepsy? | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 11 | (0–15) | |
| No | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Does any member of your family have epilepsy? | 0.002 | ||
| Yes | 11 | (2–15) | |
| No | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Have you been a teacher of a student with epilepsy? | 0.002 | ||
| Yes | 11 | (0–15) | |
| No | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Are you currently a teacher of a student with epilepsy? | 0.363 | ||
| Yes | 10 | (4–15) | |
| No | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Are you aware of the life circumstances of persons with epilepsy? | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 11 | (0–15) | |
| No | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Will you be prepared to handle a seizure if one of your students had a fit during class? | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 11 | (0–15) | |
| No | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Do you think you have sufficient training in first-aid management of seizures? | 0.559 | ||
| Yes | 10 | (0–15) | |
| No | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Are you aware of the different types of seizures and what they look like? | 0.629 | ||
| Yes | 10 | (0–15) | |
| No | 10 | (0–15) | |
| Would you like to have more general knowledge about epilepsy? | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 10 | (0–15) | |
| No | 8 | (0–15) | |
| Would you like to have more information about how to respond when a student is having a seizure? | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 10 | (0–15) | |
| No | 8 | (0–15) | |
| Have you received adequate training about seizure management and epilepsy in your teaching training? | 0.515 | ||
| Yes | 9 | (0–15) | |
| No | 10 | (0–15) | |
p values were generated using the nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test for comparing two groups.