Parental attitudes towards epilepsy.
Indian Pediatr
;
1992 Dec; 29(12): 1487-90
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-15394
ABSTRACT
Parents of 352 children with history of epilepsy were interviewed by a pretested, open ended questionnaire to ascertain the nature of first aid care during an epileptic fit, complications arising out of this care, and parents' perceptions regarding causes of epilepsy. The commonest form of care provided was to force liquids by mouth (50.6%), followed by pressure over body to restrain convulsive movements (13.0%) or to put some object to force the teeth open (11.9%). The various causes of epilepsy according to the parents were due to an evil spirit (26.7%0, heritable causes (13.9%), physical or mental weakness (6.6%) and brain damage (5.9%). The need of imparting knowledge and clear understanding about epilepsy among parents is emphasized.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Parent-Child Relations
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Attitude to Health
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Rural Health
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Adolescent
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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