Abstract
Background: Epilepsy is a common condition that affects the brain and causes frequent sudden seizures so that the mothers awareness play important role to manage the children with epilepsy. Aim: descriptive design was used to accomplish this study, which was carried out on 440 parents and their children at epileptic outpatient clinic at Ain Shams University Hospital. Researcher collected that data by using tools about characteristics of parents and children, knowledge, and practice of studied mothers. Results: 65 % of the mothers were unsatisfactory knowledge regarding Epilepsy, also, 40% of the studied sample had adequate done reported practice regarding to prevent epileptic seizure. Furthermore, 40% of them had negative attitude regarding epilepsy. Conclusion: Less than two-thirds of them possessed unsatisfactory knowledge, while over half of them demonstrated inadequate practices related to the care of epileptic children. Conversely, more than half of them displayed a positive attitude. The study indicates a highly significant relationship between mothers' age, marital status, level of education, occupation, family income, and their total knowledge, practice, and attitude. Additionally, a positive correlation was identified between mothers' overall knowledge, completed practices, and attitudes regarding epileptic children. Recommendations: Develop and implement targeted educational programs aimed at enhancing mothers' knowledge about epilepsy, focusing on its meaning, causes, symptoms, and preventative measures. Provide practical training sessions for mothers, emphasizing proper care practices during and after seizures.
Keywords: Mother, Awareness, Epileptic, Children