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Table 2 Knowledge of dental students from a Peruvian university about general aspects of epilepsy

From: Sociodemographic factors associated with the level of knowledge about management of epileptic patients in Peruvian dental students: a cross-sectional study under a multivariable analysis

Questions

Incorrect

Correct

Gender

Age group

Academic year of study

Marital status

Place of origin

Area of residence

f (%)

f (%)

p*

p*

p*

p*

p*

p*

Q1. Epilepsy is a mental illness

221 (70.8)

91 (29.2)

0.332

0.959

0.287

0.490

0.107

0.424

Q2. Congenital anomalies may be the etiology of epilepsy

150 (48.1)

162 (51.9)

0.222

0.568

0.126

0.981

0.032

0.314

Q3. Flashing lights or noises may be trigger factors for epilepsy

109 (34.9)

203 (65.1)

0.434

0.499

< 0.001

0.800

0.108

0.010

Q4. A person who presents an epileptic seizure is necessarily an epileptic patient

165 (52.9)

147 (47.1)

0.022

0.254

0.859

0.411

0.019

0.056

Q5. The epileptic patient may lose sphincter control during a seizure

285 (91.3)

27 (8.7)

0.635

0.075

0.018

0.012b

0.681

0.080b

Q6. Tobacco and alcohol may increase the possibility of an epileptic seizure

87 (27.9)

225 (72.1)

0.059

0.286

0.509

0.628

0.062

0.034

  1. *Based on Pearson's chi-square (p < 0.05, significant association); b: Based on Fisher's exact test (p < 0.05, significant association); f Frequency