Perception and knowledge of epilepsy among doctors working in paediatric wards in 2009
| Question/answer | Doctors n=47 (%) |
|---|---|
| Are you afraid of CWE? Yes | 10 (21) |
| Are CWE accepted by society? Yes | 29 (62) |
| Can CWE work as others? Yes | 28 (60) |
| Can PWE do hard work? Yes | 8 (17) |
| Will you let your child marry an epileptic? Yes | 33 (70) |
| Can CWE have a normal life with treatment? Yes | 40 (85) |
| Is epilepsy a transmissible disease? Yes | 12 (26) |
| Epilepsy is transmitted mainly through saliva? Yes | 4 (9) |
| Do you trust the modern treatment of epilepsy? Yes | 31 (66) |
| Ever diagnosed a case of epilepsy? Yes | 31 (66) |
| Mean number of seizures before starting a treatment | 5.5 (0–11.4) |
| Cannot quote an AED | 8 (17) |
| Knows the correct phenobarbital dosage | 0 (100) |
| Knows the correct diazepam dosage | 14 (30) |
AED, antiepileptic drug; CWE, children living with epilepsy; PWE, patients living with epilepsy.