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Parent and caregiver knowledge, beliefs and responses to seizures in Jamaican children
In. Caribbean Public Health Agency. Caribbean Public Health Agency: 60th Annual Scientific Meeting. Kingston, The University of the West Indies. Faculty of Medical Sciences, 2015. p.[1-75]. (West Indian Medical Journal Supplement).
Monografia em Inglês | MedCarib | ID: med-17981
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ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To determine the knowledge and beliefs about seizures and actions during seizures of parents/ caregivers of children hospitalised for convulsive seizures. DESIGN AND

METHODS:

This was a cross-sectional study of parents and caregivers of children with acute convulsive seizures hospitalised at the Bustamante Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica between May 1 and October 31, 2013. Subjects were identified by admission records. Parents/caregivers were invited to participate. A questionnaire on the knowledge, beliefs and response of parents/ caregivers during the child’s current seizure episode was administered face to face. Data were analysed for frequencies; comparisons between groups using Chi Square analysis for categorical variables, and the Mann-Whitney U test for data not normally distributed.

RESULTS:

Fifty participants were enrolled; 39 (78%) mothers; mean age (SD) was 33.8 (10.1) years. All sought medical care first. Twenty-two (44%) had plausible beliefs about the cause of seizures. Twenty-seven (54%) knew of appropriate actions during a seizure, 10 (20%) knew of appropriate precautions and 11 (22%) responded appropriately during the seizure. Eleven (22%) reported receiving seizure education. Witnessing a previous seizure, education level and seizure education were positively associated with knowledge of seizures (p < 0.05). Socioeconomic status was higher in those with plausible beliefs about seizures and lower in those who took appropriate action during a seizure (p<0.05).

CONCLUSION:

Parents/caregivers of children with convulsive seizures have appropriate health-care seeking behaviour but inadequate knowledge. Seizure education should be prioritised to improve parental knowledge of and response to convulsive seizures.
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Pais / Convulsões / Criança / Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde / Cuidadores / Jamaica Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional / Estudo prognóstico / Pesquisa qualitativa / Fatores de risco País/Região como assunto: Caribe Inglês / Jamaica Idioma: Inglês Revista: West Indian Medical Journal Supplement Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Monografia
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Pais / Convulsões / Criança / Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde / Cuidadores / Jamaica Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional / Estudo prognóstico / Pesquisa qualitativa / Fatores de risco País/Região como assunto: Caribe Inglês / Jamaica Idioma: Inglês Revista: West Indian Medical Journal Supplement Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Monografia
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