Majority (168, 82%) had witnessed convulsion in a child. None knew there could be seizures without muscular contractions. The causes of seizures in children include fever (187, 91%), witchcraft/evil spirit attack (92,45%) hunger (31, 15%) hereditary causes (29, 14%).
participants responses to a seizure include take to a health facility (140, 66.8%), give local concoction/mixtures (55, 27%), palm oil (20, 9.8%), mothers urine (6, 2.9%) ,onions in the eyes(9, 4.4%), soak child in water(98, 47.8%), prayer (55, 27%).
Some (45, 22%) believed seizures are contagious and seizures involving one part of the body signify a worse disease 67(33%).
Children with recurrent seizures were believed to have poor school performance (152, 74%). The participants (162, 79%) would not allow their children marry someone with a history of childhood seizures.
Majority (135, 66%) believed longer lasting seizures signify a more severe disease and this was the only response that correlated significantly with educational status of the study participants.