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SMJS Volume 2 Issue 1, Page 49 – Page 56
ASSESS THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF EPILEPSY AND FIRST AID IN SEIZURE ATTACK AMONG TEACHERS OF CHILDREN AGE GROUP (6-18YR), TABUK CITY, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
Raghad Shiraz M Alharthi, Asmaa Salah Ghmaird, Bedour Eid Alatawi, Nouf Mohammed Albalawi, Mariam Awad Albalawi, Sarah Ali Abosaber
Background: Epilepsy is a common neurological disease, around 50 million people worldwide had epilepsy. In Saudi Arabia, with prevalence of 6.45/1000 people, and among school children (6-18 years) is 5.5%. Seizures were the third most common school emergency. As such, the teachers are often faced with challenge of responding to the attack and providing first aid and post attack care to child with epilepsy.
Objectives: To assess the knowledge of teachers of children age group (6-18 years) in Tabuk city about epilepsy. To assess the knowledge of teachers of children age group (6-18 years) in Tabuk city regarding seizure first aid.
Substance and Methods: A cross-sectional study was applied in Tabuk city, Saudi Arabia. 391 female and male teachers were included in the study, by using an electronic questionnaire distributed among teachers in Tabuk city. Data entered and analyzed by Microsoft Excel.
Results: Out of the teachers who responded to the questionnaire,70% were female teachers and 30% were male teachers; 97% recognized epilepsy as an neurological disease, The majority (52%) stated that they would open the child's mouth and insert an object during seizure, and 91% of the overall participants recognized when should be transferred to the hospital.
Conclusion: Female and male teachers in Tabuk city significantly lack of knowledge about seizure first aid, an educational program for the teachers is recommended to improve the seizure outcome.
Keywords: Tabuk city, epilepsy, seizure first aid, school teachers, children.
To cite this article: Alharthi RSM, Ghmaird AS, Alatawi BE, Albalawi NM, Albalawi MA, Abosaber SA.Assess The Level Of Awareness Of Epilepsy And First Aid In Seizure Attack Among Teachers Of Children Age Group (6-18yr), Tabuk City, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia. A Cross-Sectional Study. Saudi Med J Students. 2021;2(1):49-56
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