Knowledge and perception towards epilepsy among students of Emirates College of health, sciences and technology (ECOHSAT) Department: Community Health By: rainnjazz Project ID: 3259 Rating: (3.0) votes: 18Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractEpilepsy is also called"seizure disorder". People with epilepsy experience recurrent seizure because a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain cause a temporary disturbance in the messaging system between the brain cells. The purpose of this study is to access the knowledge and perception towards epilepsy among students of ECOHSAT. Two research questions were formulated to guide the research work. This study is expected to be of great importance to the government to various levels, health institutions and health workers. Related works of literature were properly reviewed. And descriptive survey design was carried out among ECOHSAT. The population of the study consists of all students of ECOHSAT. A quota sampling technique was used to select 50 respondents from the population. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain data for this study and was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The items under each research question were structure based on five points Likert scale. The research instrument was validated by two experts. Decision making was based on a cut-off point of 3.00 on a five-point rating scale. Therefore, any item with a mean of 2.99 and below was rejected. Mean and frequency were use to describe the finding from the study. 66% of the respondents are female. The assessment of the level of the knowledge on epilepsy is adequate. Also, their perception towards epilepsy is a remarkably good case on the finding from the study. There is a need that students should be taught all possible ways on most of the concept of disease conditions and introducing them to most of the conditions, especially in the community. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Community Health project topics and materials you might be interested in»Knowledge and awareness of the effects of narcotic drug use among students of Federal Polytechnic Idah»Effect of immunization in children between the ages of 0-5 in family health centre Idah Local Government Area Kogi State»The effect of abortion on female students in College of Health Sciences and Technology Idah, Kogi»Problem of pregnancy and abortion on girl child education in Nigeria»Factors influencing the attitude of women towards family planning - case study of Oke Eiri, Atan Local Government Area»Importance of exclusive breast feeding on the health of an infant - case study of Idah local government area of Kogi state»Attitude of couple toward modern family planning practice in Birnin Gwari, Birnin Gwari local government, Kaduna state»Effect of malnutrition among children under five years of age in Patigi community of Patigi local government area of Kwara state»Knowledge of protein energy malnutrition and its prevention among mothers with children below five years of age in Ubiegbe Community Idah, Lga, Kogi state»Causes, effects and control of communicable diseases in secondary schools»Causes and effects of drug abuse among adolescent in Amede community»Assessment of prevalence malaria among the patients attending Tofa comprehensive hospital»The impact of community health works in elderly condition in Ungogo local government»Assessing the mother knowledge on the benefit of breast feeding among children 0 - 24 months - a case study of Matoya village Maigatari local government, Jigawa state»Attitude and practice of mothers towards exclusive breast feeding in selected markets in Ilorin metropolis