Table 3 Social attitude of health workers toward PWE in Lao PDR (2009)
From: Is insufficient knowledge of epilepsy the reason for low levels of healthcare in the Lao PDR?
Answer (yes) | Nurses | Physicians | p | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 140 (49.3%) | n = 144 (50.7%) | n = 284 (%) | ||
Do you think that PWE: | ||||
Are accepted by Lao society? | 91 (65.0) | 92 (68.4) | 0.8 | 183 (64.4) |
Can study in the same way as their peers? | 94 (67.1) | 109 (75.7) | 0.1 | 203 (71.5) |
Cando the same work as their peers? | 83 (59.3) | 88 (61.1) | 0.8 | 171 (60.2) |
Can have a normal life with treatment? | 102 (72.9) | 120 (83.3) | 0.03 | 222 (78.2) |
Will you let a PWE: | ||||
Marry your child? | 37 (26.4) | 42 (29.2) | 0.6 | 79 (27.8) |
Play with your child? | 77 (55.0) | 96 (66.7) | 0.04 | 173 (60.9) |
Afraid of PWE | 40 (28.6) | 41 (28.5) | 1.0 | 81 (28.5) |