Table 3 Effect of seizure on school attendance of school age children and adolescents with seizure disorder attending follow up at PNC in TASH between April and July, 2018
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Ever miss a school day because of seizure | ||
Yes | 127 | 69.4 |
No | 56 | 30.6 |
Number of days missed (n = 127) | ||
< 10 days | 90 | 70.9 |
10–30 days | 33 | 25.9 |
Pulled out of school | 4 | 3.2 |
Mean/±SD = 12.6/31 | ||
% of days missed (n = 127) | ||
< 50% | 90 | 70.9 |
≥50% | 37 | 29.1 |
Reasons for missing school due to seizure (n = 127) | ||
Had a seizure before school | 64 | 50.4 |
Had a seizure at school and needed to go home | 27 | 21.3 |
Had a medical appointment | 102 | 80.3 |
Had a test scheduled | 1 | 0.8 |
Other | 1 | 0.8 |
Had Seizure at school(n = 183) | 88 | 48.1 |
went home before the end of classesafter seizure in school(n = 88) | 81 | 9 |
Should go home from schools immediately for reasons of seizure | ||
Should go home immediately | 58 | 31.7 |
Can stay at school if well | 125 | 68.3 |
Teacher suggested stay at home as the child had seizure experience | ||
Yes | 31 | 17.0 |
No | 151 | 83.0 |
Allowed child to miss a day of school even if the child is not sick | ||
Yes | 35 | 19.2 |
No | 145 | 80.8 |
Reasons for allowing miss a class for seizure(n = 35) | ||
Fear of seizure at school | 27 | 75.0 |
No particular reason | 3 | 8.3 |
Other | 6 | 16.7 |
Guardians disclose child’s epilepsy status to a teacher(n = 181) | ||
Yes | 159 | 86.9 |
Guardians disclose child’s epilepsy status to a peer | ||
Yes | 105 | 57.4 |
No | 78 | 42.6 |