Evaluation of School Absenteeism and Affecting Factors in Child Patients with Epilepsy

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dc.contributor.authorÇelik, Halil
dc.contributor.authorDanış, Ayşe
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-25T20:19:47Z
dc.date.available2024-09-25T20:19:47Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentAbant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim: Epilepsy is one of the common chronic diseases in childhood and puberty with a prevalence of nearly 0,5%. The children with epilepsy may suffer from such problems as school absenteeism and drop-out. This study is, therefore, intended to determine the frequency of school absenteeism in the children with epilepsy and the factors affecting it. Material-Method: The children ranging from 12 to 17 years of age, diagnosed with epilepsy for at least one year in the department of pediatric neurology at Konya City Hospital and Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, were included in the study. TPatients with no mental and motor comorbidities that would prevent them from attending school, and with school enrollment in the 2021-2022 academic year were included in the stud. As the control group, the volunteers of the same age admitted to the department of pediatric health and diseases of our hospital for routine control in the absence of any health problem were included in the same study. Results: 59 children diagnosed with epilepsy, ranging from 12 to 17 years of age, were admitted the study and 51 children of the same age and sex group with no chronic diseases admitted to pediatric polyclinics were included in the study. 34 (56.7%) of the patients with epilepsy and 23 (45.1%) of the control group were males. All of the patients were absent from the school for more than one day and 4 (6,8%) patients had dropped out of the school due to their long absenteeism. None of the children in the control group dropped out of the school. The median number of the days of patients’ absenteeism was 4, while that of the control group was 1. The term number of the days of patients’ absenteeism was higher than that of the control group, and it was statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: School education is quite important for the children diagnosed with epilepsy as for all children in terms of better adaptation to the society. It is thought out that school absenteeism should be as minimum as possible among the child patients with epilepsy.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.54005/geneltip.1138873
dc.identifier.endpage463en_US
dc.identifier.issn2602-3741
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage459en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid1122122en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1138873
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1122122
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/15773
dc.identifier.volume32en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofGenel Tıp Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzYK_20240925en_US
dc.subjectChildhood epilepsyen_US
dc.subjectseizureen_US
dc.subjectschool absenteeismen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of School Absenteeism and Affecting Factors in Child Patients with Epilepsyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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