Promover y prevenir la epilepsia en la atención primaria de salud mediante la aplicación de conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas en estudiantes y maestros de la parroquia Santa Ana, provincia del Azuay, año 2011

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ABSTRACT A cuasiexperimental study of one cohort was used to know the knowledge, attitudes and practices about Epilepsy within population of Santa Ana, Azuay, Ecuador, before and after the intervention of an educational program. METHODS: 988 surveys (between before and after) performed on college students and teacher of institutions of Santa Ana were recollected between June and December 2011. A standardized questionnaire was realized by neurologists and was used for surveys. Investigation exonerated those who were not in the institutions for different reasons. RESULTS: the study population includes 504 people, 437 students and 67 teachers. The average age in students was 14.55 and 39.93 in teachers. CAPs, variables that were statistically significant, with p =< 0.05 were: knowledge about Epilepsy, causes of Epilepsy, personnel caring for patients with Epilepsy, variables that studied practices of population in cases of seizure were statistically significant too. The variable that determined appropriate and inappropriate practices had a statistical significance at p=0.000. The set objectives were met, noting that the educational program had a major impact on the population, changing the way we see and act on a patient with Epilepsy. KEY WORDS: EPILEPSY, CAPS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, SANTA ANA.