University of Khartoum, Sudan
Research Article
School enrollment and school performance of epileptic children, Fath Alrahman Neuropediatric Refer Clinic, December-January 2017-2018
Author(s): Hala Osman*
Introduction: Epilepsy in children is a great management challenges as it is accompanied with many learning and behavioral problems, which make them more susceptible to educational under achievement. Children with epilepsy are well known of having academic difficulties even when having normal intelligence
Objective: To assess the school enrollment and performance of epileptic children and to identify the associated factors.
Methodology: An analytic cross-sectional study design was used , structured questionnaire was used to interview parents of 85 epileptic children aged 6 – 18 , it was a total coverage including all who came in the period from 17th of December 2017 to the 17th of January 2018 recruiting them while they were in the waiting room, data were presented as number and percentage and different chart.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9562.21.12.540
