Knowledge of, attitudes toward, and perceptions of epilepsy among college students in Trinidad and Tobago

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-165

  Youssef, Farid F ^a   Dial, Sarah ^a   Jaggernauth, Nikita ^a   Jagdeo, Cathy Lee ^a   Pascall, Akilah ^a   Ramessar, Lydia ^a   Ramnarine, Malini ^a   Ramsawak, Rudranath ^a   Simon, Trishell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Caribbean; College students; Epilepsy; Knowledge of, attitudes toward, and perceptions of epilepsy (KAPE); Stigmatization; Trinidad and Tobago

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIGMA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 67349106111     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.01.027     Document Type: Article

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