title: Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior among key people involved in the employment of people with epilepsy in southern Benin.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to investigate knowledge, attitudes, and behavior among individuals working to achieve, or promote, the employment and retention in employment of people with epilepsy (PWE) in Benin.
  
  
  METHODS
  We interviewed 300 subjects using a self-administered questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Knowledge: 93% had heard of epilepsy; 8.8% had at least one person with epilepsy (PWE) in their family; and 67.3% had witnessed a person having epileptic seizures. Attitudes and behavior: 95.3% and 95%, respectively, expressed their views that PWE should be able to enter mainstream education and that PWE should marry; 76.4% considered PWE equal to themselves; and 28.6% reported they would not hire a PWE. We found some associations between demographic characteristics and knowledge, attitudes, and behavior among respondents. A few unhelpful aspects of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior were identified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study showed a fairly high level of accurate knowledge of epilepsy, but some misperceptions and unhelpful attitudes and practices toward PWE in Benin were noted. This study's findings can be used to help plan appropriate strategies based on correcting misperceptions concerning inclusion and retention in employment of PWE in Benin.
authors.affiliation: INSERM UMR 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France; University of Limoges, School of Medicine, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, Limoges, France; LEMACEN: Laboratoire d'Epidémiologie des Maladies Chroniques et Neurologique, Cotonou, Benin. Electronic address: hchube@gmail.com.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hounsossou
authors.affiliation: INSERM UMR 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Queneuille
authors.affiliation: INSERM UMR 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ibinga
authors.affiliation: INSERM UMR 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France; University of Limoges, School of Medicine, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, Limoges, France; LEMACEN: Laboratoire d'Epidémiologie des Maladies Chroniques et Neurologique, Cotonou, Benin.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Preux
authors.affiliation: INSERM UMR 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France; University of Limoges, School of Medicine, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dalmay
authors.affiliation: INSERM UMR 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France; University of Limoges, School of Medicine, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Druet-Cabanac
authors.affiliation: INSERM UMR 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France; University of Limoges, School of Medicine, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, Limoges, France; LEMACEN: Laboratoire d'Epidémiologie des Maladies Chroniques et Neurologique, Cotonou, Benin.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Houinato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001541:Benin / Q000208:ethnology; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Attitude; Benin; Epilepsy; Knowledge