Knowledge and Awareness Level of First-aid Management of Pediatric Seizure among Teachers in KSA

No national studies have been published to assess the knowledge and awareness level of first-aid management of pediatric epilepsy among teachers in Saudi Arabia, Therefore, it is crucial to conduct a reliable assessment of teacher’s knowledge and awareness level of first-aid management. The current study aims to assess the knowledge and awareness level of first aid management of pediatric epilepsy among teachers inKSA. Using an online survey created as a Google Form, a cross-sectional study was carried out among Saudi Arabian instructors. An electronic survey, composed entirely in Arabic, was disseminated over several social media platforms, Using the "Microsoft Office Excel Software" application [2016] for Windows, data was input on the computer. After that, the data was transferred to the IBM SPSS Statistics to be examined statistically. The study included 521 participants, 71.6% of them were females and 28.4% were males. Thirty-eight percent were aged 41- 50 years old while 28.8% were 31- 40 years old. 90.4% of participants know epilepsy, 50.1% have seen a child's seizure before, 29% know a child with epilepsy, and 28.8% had students with epilepsy in class. Additionally, 77.2% think that epilepsy can be controlled with medication. Regarding causes of epilepsy, 27.6% reported that lack of sleep, 10.6% reported certain foods cause an epileptic seizure, and 4.4% reported that epileptic seizures occur only in children Compared to previous Saudi literature, participants exhibited moderate awareness levels of epilepsy, yet, not sufficient. Education of epilepsy was not significantly associated with any of the sociodemographic characteristics of participants.