Public awareness and attitudes towards epilepsy in Tehran, Iran

Helia Ghanean, Marzieh Nojomi, Lars Jacobsson

Global Health Action · 2013 · 56 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

The knowledge and attitudes towards epilepsy are similar to those in Europe, with the exception of a much lower acceptance regarding marriage to a person with epilepsy. However, the low acceptance for marrying someone with epilepsy reveals the remaining misconceptions about the nature of epilepsy in Iran, despite the high educational level in the studied population. Therefore, informational efforts must be employed to change the perception of epilepsy.

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