Knowledge Regarding Epilepsy and its Home Care Management among Adults

Epilepsy is neuropsychiatric disorder in which seizure occurs. Epilepsy seizures that disrupt the nervous system and can cause mental and physical dysfunction. Knowledge about epilepsy and home care is essential to prevent from complications, but people are having less knowledge about epilepsy and its home care management and they are having so many myths about epilepsy, so there is a need to assess the knowledge of adults regarding epilepsy and its home care management and provide information booklet in view to improve their knowledge.

To assess the knowledge regarding epilepsy and its home care management among adults.

To find out the association of knowledge regarding epilepsy and its home care management among adults with socio demographic variables.

Non experimental descriptive research design.

Selected rural areas, district Jalandhar, Punjab.

Adults of selected rural areas, district Jalandhar, Punjab.

200 adults.

Convenience sampling technique.

The findings of the study revealed that 60% of the samples had average knowledge, 36% samples had below average knowledge and only 4% samples had good knowledge. The study was found associated with socio demographic variables like age, educational level, occupation. Hence it is concluded that most of the adults are having average knowledge regarding epilepsy and its home care management.