Background

The importance of school teachers’ knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy and its contribution in improving the links between the Education and Health fields, is well recognized and appreciated. In order to clarify the amount of misconceptions about epilepsy among Tunisian teachers, we conducted a web-based survey. The main objectives of our study were, first, to determine the knowledge about and attitudes toward epilepsy, and second, to specify factors associated with a better understanding of this disease.

Methods

Data were collected using a web-based survey “Google Forms”.

Results

The study showed a positive correlation between the level of teachers' knowledge of epilepsy and their attitudes toward a person with epilepsy. Despite the knowledge gaps revealed in Tunisian teachers, the overall attitude was at large positive. Familiarity with epilepsy, whether through family or work environment, made a tremendous contribution in redressing misconceptions about epilepsy in our study.

Conclusion

More educational interventions and programs are needed to increase teachers' familiarity with epilepsy and, consequently, increase their awareness and knowledge.

中文翻译：

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突尼斯教师对癫痫的认识和态度

背景

学校教师对癫痫的认识和态度的重要性及其在改善教育与健康领域之间的联系方面的贡献得到了广泛认可和赞赏。为了澄清突尼斯教师中对癫痫的误解数量，我们进行了一项基于网络的调查。我们研究的主要目标是，首先，确定对癫痫的认识和态度，其次，明确与更好地了解这种疾病相关的因素。

方法

数据是使用基于网络的调查“谷歌表格”收集的。

结果

研究表明，教师的癫痫知识水平与其对癫痫患者的态度呈正相关。尽管突尼斯教师存在知识差距，但总体态度是积极的。熟悉癫痫，无论是通过家庭还是工作环境，都为纠正我们研究中对癫痫的误解做出了巨大贡献。

结论

需要更多的教育干预和计划来提高教师对癫痫的熟悉程度，从而提高他们的认识和知识。