[
    {
        "id": "osp-11086",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Primary School Managers’ Knowledge of and Attitude towards Epilepsy among Children in Erbil City, Iraq",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Abdulla",
                "given": "Salih A."
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/primary-school-managers-knowledge-of-and-attitude-towards-epilepsy-among-children-in-erbil-city-iraq",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "14",
        "issue": "2",
        "page": "218-222",
        "DOI": "10.18295/2075-0528.1575",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitudes of primary school managers regarding epilepsy among school children in Erbil City, Iraq. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in primary schools between 18 June and 18 August 2013. A total of 80 primary school managers were selected to answer a questionnaire covering three domains: socio-demographical characteristics, knowledge of epilepsy and attitudes towards epilepsy. Results: More than half of the participants (55%) had spent less than 10 years in school administration. More than one-third (37.5%) of the participants believed that epilepsy was an infectious disease, and over half of the respondents (53.75%) stated that epilepsy cannot be treated or prevented. Conclusion: Although the respondents’ attitudes towards pupils with epilepsy were generally positive, their knowledge of epilepsy was imperfect; thus, an epilepsy education campaign is required. This should focus on the causes of epilepsy and its management."
    }
]