Table 5

- Significance of epilepsy awareness score (EAS) with participants’ demographics and epilepsy background.

CategoryMean score out of 45±SDP-value
Gender 0.064
Male17.27±6.4 
Female18.24±5.3 
Age Group 0.000*
18-2918.34±6.3 
30-5517.08±5.6 
>5519.40±4.1 
Marital Status 0.472
Single17.57±5.8 
Married17.96±6.2 
Do you have Children? 0.038*
Yes17.36±5.6 
No18.43±6.0 
Educational Level 0.065
Elementary School17.00 
Middle School16.15±6.0 
High School Diploma16.62±5.7 
Diploma17.00±5.0 
Bachelor’s Degree18.48±6.1 
Master’s Degree16.38±8.2 
Doctoral Degree23.00±2.8 
Monthly income 0.003*
<5,000 Saudi Riyal17.14±5.9 
5,000-10,000 Saudi Riyal17.80±6.4 
>10,000 Saudi Riyal18.62±5.4 
Occupation 0.015*
Physician25.50±2.6 
KAUa Rabigh Medical Student20.96±4.8 
KAUa Rabigh Student15.96±6.4 
High school teacher17.67±4.7 
Middle school teacher14.82±4.9 
Elementary school teacher18.54±6.2 
Freelance15.69±6.4 
Unemployed17.83±5.1 
Other16.92±5.7 
Have you ever read about epilepsy or “convulsive seizures” (fits)? 0.002*
Yes18.10±5.7 
No14.08±7.0 
Do you know anyone who has epilepsy? 0.000*
Yes0±0 
No18.12±5.8 
I don’t know14.54±6.5 
Have you ever seen anyone having an active seizure? 0.000*
Yes18.78±5.5 
No16.61±6.3 
I don’t know14.39±5.6 
Do you know what to do if someone is having a seizure in front of you? 0.000*
Yes21.05±4.7 
No16.00±5.9 
I don’t know16.23±5.7 
Have you ever received first aid training regarding the management of epilepsy? 0.000*
Yes21.09±5.0 
No16.73±5.9 
  • * Indicates statistically significant difference