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Table 4 Attitude toward epilepsy (N = 1069)

From: Knowledge and attitudes among preschools staff in Shanghai, China, regarding epilepsy

Item

Na (%)

Na (%)

Attitude

Yes

No

Positive

 Would let their child play or study with children with epilepsy

681 (63.7%)

388 (36.3%)

 Most children with epilepsy can attend public school

873 (81.7%)

196 (18.3%)

 Seizures are not dangerous for other children

749 (70.1%)

320 (29.9%)

Negative

 Would restrict the activities of children with epilepsy

437 (40.9%)

632 (59.1%)

 Afraid having children with epilepsy in their classroom

757 (70.8%)

312 (29.2%)

 Children with epilepsy should be placed in a dedicated classroom

522 (48.8%)

547 (51.2%)

  1. aN denotes the number of valid answers