Background:Epilepsy is the most common neurological disease in the world.The objective of the study was to determine the knowledge,attitude and practice of driver's license applicants and instructors in driving sc...Background:Epilepsy is the most common neurological disease in the world.The objective of the study was to determine the knowledge,attitude and practice of driver's license applicants and instructors in driving schools on epilepsy in Burkina Faso.Method:This cross-sectional study was carried out from January 7th to March 7th 2020 in 21 driving schools approved by the National Driver License Authority in the city of Ouagadougou.Fifteen driver applicants and one instructor were selected in each driving school,resulting in a total of 315 driver applicants and 21 instructors in the study.Results:The mean age of participants was 29.91±7.63 years.One of the driver applicants included in the study was once experienced a seizure attack.All respondents had heard of epilepsy.The main source of epilepsy information was from family(42.5%).Two hundred and twenty-six respondents(673%)had witnessed an epileptic seizure.A majority of participants(55.9%)believed that persons with epilepsy be not permitted to drive a motor vehicle.About 44.0% of participants thought that people with epilepsy should be permitted to drive under certain conditions.One hundred and four(30.9%)participants suggested that people with epilepsy be permitted to drive a light vehicle.One hundred and forty-one(42.0%)suggest to withdraw the driving license for lifetime if a driver had an epileptic seizure attack;while twenty-three(6.8%)participants recommended suspension of driver license for 12 months.Conclusion:Efforts should be made to improve awareness and education among license applicants and instructors on the driving by people with epilepsy.展开更多
It was not too long ago that my dad began to push an idea."I have no problem taking care of the grandkids,"he said."You should take the time to get a driver's license so that you could start driving...It was not too long ago that my dad began to push an idea."I have no problem taking care of the grandkids,"he said."You should take the time to get a driver's license so that you could start driving to work.It'll be more comfortable for you,and you can better keep from catching whatever disease is out there waiting to be caught."Since he retired(and I graduated college)five years ago.展开更多
文摘Background:Epilepsy is the most common neurological disease in the world.The objective of the study was to determine the knowledge,attitude and practice of driver's license applicants and instructors in driving schools on epilepsy in Burkina Faso.Method:This cross-sectional study was carried out from January 7th to March 7th 2020 in 21 driving schools approved by the National Driver License Authority in the city of Ouagadougou.Fifteen driver applicants and one instructor were selected in each driving school,resulting in a total of 315 driver applicants and 21 instructors in the study.Results:The mean age of participants was 29.91±7.63 years.One of the driver applicants included in the study was once experienced a seizure attack.All respondents had heard of epilepsy.The main source of epilepsy information was from family(42.5%).Two hundred and twenty-six respondents(673%)had witnessed an epileptic seizure.A majority of participants(55.9%)believed that persons with epilepsy be not permitted to drive a motor vehicle.About 44.0% of participants thought that people with epilepsy should be permitted to drive under certain conditions.One hundred and four(30.9%)participants suggested that people with epilepsy be permitted to drive a light vehicle.One hundred and forty-one(42.0%)suggest to withdraw the driving license for lifetime if a driver had an epileptic seizure attack;while twenty-three(6.8%)participants recommended suspension of driver license for 12 months.Conclusion:Efforts should be made to improve awareness and education among license applicants and instructors on the driving by people with epilepsy.
文摘It was not too long ago that my dad began to push an idea."I have no problem taking care of the grandkids,"he said."You should take the time to get a driver's license so that you could start driving to work.It'll be more comfortable for you,and you can better keep from catching whatever disease is out there waiting to be caught."Since he retired(and I graduated college)five years ago.
