Table 2.

The means and standard deviations of the scores in each domain and item in parents of children and adolescents with epilepsy and the control group.

ID	Item	Mean ± SD
		Parents of children with epilepsy (n = 234)	Parents of normal children (n = 203)
General domain		14.590 ± 4.575	18.902 ± 5.318***
1	People with epilepsy should not study in college or university.	1.410 ± 0.695	2.023 ± 0.997***
2	People with epilepsy have the same rights as all people.r	1.645 ± 0.993	2.163 ± 1.033***
3	People with epilepsy should be isolated from others.	1.269 ± 0.516	1.818 ± 0.797***
4	People with epilepsy should not participate in social activities.	1.393 ± 0.628	1.872 ± 0.798***
5	I will not mind being seen in the company with someone known to have epilepsy.r	2.470 ± 1.856	2.404 ± 1.841
6	People with epilepsy should not marry.	1.624 ± 0.799	2.108 ± 0.819***
7	I would stay away from a friend if I knew she/he had epilepsy.	1.423 ± 0.590	1.916 ± 0.984***
8	People with epilepsy should study in a special school.	1.761 ± 0.955	2.325 ± 1.109***
9	Schools should not place children with epilepsy in regular classrooms.	1.594 ± 0.880	2.271 ± 1.076***
Personal domain		11.838 ± 3.125	13.429 ± 3.032***
10	I would date someone even though he/she has epilepsy.r	2.692 ± 0.962	2.966 ± 1.041**
11	I would marry someone with epilepsy, even though he/she has epilepsy.r	2.731 ± 0.922	3.030 ± 0.933***
12	I feel uncomfortable working with someone who has epilepsy.	1.714 ± 0.729	1.975 ± 0.754***
13	I will advise my family members against marrying someone with epilepsy.	2.538 ± 1.040	2.921 ± 1.031***
14	If I am an employer, I would give equal employment opportunities to someone with epilepsy.r	2.162 ± 0.980	2.537 ± 1.059***
Cumulative score		26.427 ± 6.688	32.330 ± 7.234***

^**p < 0.01,

^***p < 0.001.

^rThese items were reversely scored.