Table 7.
Attitudes of participants towards epilepsy
| Statements about attitudes towards epilepsy | N | Agree (%) | Disagree (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PWE should inform partners before marriage | 720 | 685(95.1) | 35(4.9) |
| PWE should inform employers of their disease | 672 | 630(93.7) | 42(6.3) |
| Epilepsy is not a health condition to be ashamed of | 607 | 561(92.4) | 46(7.6) |
| I would not be embarrassed if someone in family had epilepsy | 609 | 545(89.5) | 64(10.5) |
| PWE should not hide their condition | 605 | 534(88.3) | 71(11.7) |
| PWE can cope with everyday life | 584 | 533(91.3) | 51(8.7) |
| PWE can have a normal life | 570 | 523(91.8) | 47(8.2) |
| PWE can be as successful in carriers as others | 595 | 514(86.4) | 81(13.6) |
| I would let my child play with a kid with epilepsy | 618 | 499(80.7) | 119(19.3) |
| Epilepsy is not a type of insanity | 535 | 420(78.5) | 115(21.5) |
| I would work with a person with epilepsy | 567 | 412(72.7) | 155(27.3) |
| PWE are as intelligent as others | 503 | 413(82.1) | 90(17.9) |
| PWE can achieve high levels of education | 511 | 367(71.8) | 144(28.2) |
| As an employer, I would hire a person with epilepsy | 520 | 344(66.2) | 176(33.8) |
| I am not afraid of being alone with a person with epilepsy | 579 | 326(56.3) | 253(43.7) |
| PWE have the same life quality as others | 488 | 329(67.4) | 159(32.6) |
| PWE can have kids | 457 | 212(46.4) | 245(53.6) |
| I would allow my child to marry a person with epilepsy | 581 | 192(33.0) | 389(67.0) |
| The society doesn’t discriminates against PWE | 451 | 148(32.8) | 303(67.2) |
| I would marry a person with epilepsy | 492 | 108(22.0) | 384(78.0) |