Abstract
BackgroundEpilepsy is the most common neurological disease in the world. The objective of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of driver’s license applicants and instructors in driving schools on epilepsy in Burkina Faso.MethodThis cross-sectional study was carried out from January 7th to March 7th 2020 in 21 driving schools approved by the National Driver License Authority in the city of Ouagadougou. Fifteen driver applicants and one instructor were selected in each driving school, resulting in a total of 315 driver applicants and 21 instructors in the study.ResultsThe mean age of participants was 29.91 ± 7.63 years. One of the driver applicants included in the study was once experienced a seizure attack. All respondents had heard of epilepsy. The main source of epilepsy information was from family (42.5%). Two hundred and twenty-six respondents (67.3%) had witnessed an epileptic seizure. A majority of participants (55.9%) believed that persons with epilepsy be not permitted to drive a motor vehicle. About 44.0% of participants thought that people with epilepsy should be permitted to drive under certain conditions. One hundred and four (30.9%) participants suggested that people with epilepsy be permitted to drive a light vehicle. One hundred and forty-one (42.0%) suggest to withdraw the driving license for lifetime if a driver had an epileptic seizure attack; while twenty-three (6.8%) participants recommended suspension of driver license for 12 months.ConclusionEfforts should be made to improve awareness and education among license applicants and instructors on the driving by people with epilepsy.
Highlights
IntroductionThe objective of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of driver’s license applicants and instructors in driving schools on epilepsy in Burkina Faso
Epilepsy is the most common neurological disease in the world
Knowledge on driving by persons with epilepsy All respondents had heard of epilepsy
Summary
The objective of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of driver’s license applicants and instructors in driving schools on epilepsy in Burkina Faso. In Burkina Faso, according to current road traffic rules for motor vehicle driving, individuals with epilepsy are allowed to drive. People with epilepsy are exposed to risks of serious road accidents due to possible seizure attacks during driving. In this context, all road users, including epileptic individuals, must be informed about the rules of driving, in the event of epileptic seizures. This study was set out to survey on the knowledge of driver applicants and instructors on the driving of people with epilepsy, in order to understand the public attitude toward patient driving and provide guidance for public education and making driving-associated regulations
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