Int J Public Health International Journal of Public Health Int J Public Health 1661-8564 Frontiers Media S.A. 1606486 10.3389/ijph.2023.1606486 Public Health Archive Correction Corrigendum: Long-Term Impact of Single Epilepsy Training on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices: Comparison of Trained and Untrained Rwandan Community Health Workers Dedeken et al. Corrigendum: Community Health Worker Training Impact Dedeken Peter 1 2 3 * Muhumuza Stephen N. 4 5 Sebera Fidele 1 6 7 Umwiringirwa Josiane 6 Bitunguhari Leopold 4 Tierens Hans 8 Teuwen Dirk E. 1 3 Boon Paul A. J. M. 1 1 Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium 2 Department of Neurology, Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis, Lier, Belgium 3 UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium 4 School of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda 5 Kabgayi District Hospital, Kabgayi, Rwanda 6 CARAES Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Brothers of Charity, Department of Neurology, Kigali, Rwanda 7 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU-K), Kigali, Rwanda 8 Dataroots BV, Leuven, Belgium *Correspondence: Peter Dedeken, info.dedekenneurologie@gmail.com 06 11 2023 2023 68 1606486 08 08 2023 09 10 2023 Copyright © 2023 Dedeken, Muhumuza, Sebera, Umwiringirwa, Bitunguhari, Tierens, Teuwen and Boon. 2023 Dedeken, Muhumuza, Sebera, Umwiringirwa, Bitunguhari, Tierens, Teuwen and Boon

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 A Corrigendum on Long-Term Impact of Single Epilepsy Training on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices: Comparison of Trained and Untrained Rwandan Community Health Workers by Dedeken P, Muhumuza SN, Sebera F, Umwiringirwa J, Bitunguhari L, Tierens H, Teuwen DE and Boon PAJ (2021). Int J Public Health. 66:645598. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2021.645598 epilepsy knowledge attitude practices community health workers training

There were three mistakes in “ Table 4 . Attitudes, knowledge and practices towards epilepsy. Survey on epilepsy Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Community Health Workers, Rwanda, 2018.” as published. Under the question “A child living with epilepsy should never attend school?”, it read “True (D)/False (UD)/Sometimes true (UD)/Not familiar (UD)”, with (D) = desired, (UD) = undesired. This has been corrected to “True (UD)/False (D)/Sometimes true (UD)/Not familiar (UD).”

Under the question “What is the cause of epilepsy” row “Genetic trait(D)” column “82 respondents” it read “21(13,0.5)”, this has been corrected to “21 (13.5)”.

Under the question “May your daughter marry a man living with epilepsy?” row “No (UD)” column “N=96” it read “12 (12,0.5)”, this has been corrected to “12 (12.5)”. The corrected “ Table 4 . Attitudes, knowledge and practices towards epilepsy. Survey on epilepsy Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Community Health Workers, Rwanda, 2018.” appears below.

The authors apologize for this error and state that it does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The first published incorrect version of the article has been updated.

Attitudes, knowledge and practices towards epilepsy. Survey on epilepsy Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Community Health Workers, Rwanda, 2018.

Group A (N = 96) Group B (N = 103)
n (%) n (%)
KNOWLEDGE
Have you heard/read about epilepsy? N = 96 N = 103
 Yes (D) 95 (99.0) 91 (88.3)
 No (UD) 1 (1.0) 12 (11.7)
p = 0.006
Which age group is most affected? a 94 respondents 101 respondents
N = 95 N = 109
 0–4 (UD) 7 (7.4) 27 (24.8)
 5–9 (UD) 21 (22.1) 34 (31.2)
 ≥10 (D) 67 (70.5) 48 (44.0)
p < 0.001
What is the cause of epilepsy? a 95 respondents 82 respondents
N = 206 N = 156
 Brain injury (D) 86 (41,7) 61 (39.1)
 Genetic trait (D) 14 (6.8) 21 (13.5)
 Birth injury (D) 59 (28.6) 13 (8.3)
 Excessive worry (UD) 27 (13.1) 15 (9.6)
 Blood disorders (D) 17 (8.3) 17 (10.9)
 Witchcraft (UD) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.8)
 Curse of God (UD) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Spirit possession (UD) 1 (0.5) 8 (5.1)
 Not familiar (UD) 1 (0.5) 20 (12.8)
p < 0.001
Is epilepsy… a 96 respondents 89 respondents
N = 114 N = 105
 Madness (UD) 6 (5.3) 9 (7.6)
 Spirit possession (UD) 12 (10.5) 13 (11.0)
 Mental retardation (UD) 3 (2.6) 5 (4.2)
 Brain disease (D) 93 (81.6) 78 (66.1)
 Not familiar (UD) 0 (0.0) 13 (11.0)
p = 0.013
ATTITUDES
Would you allow your child to play with a child living with epilepsy? N = 96 N = 103
 Yes (D) 93 (96.9) 84 (81.6)
 No (UD) 3 (3.1) 7 (6.8)
 Not familiar (UD) 0 12 (11.7)
p = 0.003
A child living with epilepsy should never attend school? N = 96 N = 102
 True (UD) 11 (11.5) 16 (15.7)
 False (D) 80 (83.3) 70 (68.6)
 Sometimes true (UD) 5 (5.2) 4 (3.9)
 Not familiar (UD) 0 (0.0) 12 (11.8)
p = 0.011
May your son marry a woman living with epilepsy? N = 95 N = 102
 Yes (D) 80 (84.2) 51 (50.0)
 No (UD) 15 (15.8) 38 (37.3)
 Not familiar (UD) 0 (0.0) 13 (12.7)
p < 0.001
May your daughter marry a man living with epilepsy? N = 96 N = 103
 Yes (D) 84 (87.5) 52 (50.5)
 No (UD) 12 (12.5) 40 (38.8)
 Not familiar (UD) 0 (0.0) 11 (10.7)
p < 0.001
Can you give a job to a person living with epilepsy? N = 96 N = 102
 Yes (D) 91 (94.8) 68 (66.7)
 No (UD) 5 (5.2) 34 (33.3)
 Not familiar (UD) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
p < 0.001
Is epilepsy is contagious? N = 94 N = 100
 Always (UD) 1 (1.1) 7 (7.0)
 Sometimes (UD) 16 (17.0) 29 (29.0)
 Never (D) 77 (81.9) 64 (64.0)
 Not familiar (UD) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
p = 0.026
PRACTICES
If a person found on the road what would you do? a 96 respondents 97 respondents
N = 96 N = 110
 Health facility (D) 95 (99.0) 84 (76.4)
 Traditional healer (UD) 0 (0.0) 3 (2.7)
 Chinese medicine (UD) 0 (0.0) 3 (2.7)
 Praying session (UD) 0 (0.0) 5 (4.5)
 Do nothing as there is no treatment (UD) 0 (0.0) 5 (4.5)
 Do not know (UD) 1 (1.0) 4 (3.6)
 Not familiar (UD) 0 (0.0) 6 (5.5)
p = 0.025
What would you recommend for treatment for a family member living with epilepsy? a 96 respondents 98 respondents
N = 106 N = 121
 Health facility (D) 96 (90.6) 92 (76.0)
 Traditional healer (UD) 0 (0.0) 8 (6.6)
 Chinese medicine (UD) 2 (1.9) 3 (2.5)
 Prayers (UD) 8 (7.5) 11 (9.1)
 No, as epilepsy cannot be treated (UD) 0 (0.0) 2 (1.7)
 Do not know what to do (UD) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8)
 Not familiar (UD) 0 (0.0) 4 (3.3)
p = 0.18
How long should the treatment be given? b 94 respondents 102 respondents
N = 98 N = 102
 For 1 week (UD) 3 (3.1) 11 (10.8)
 For 1 year (UD) 5 (5.1) 7 (6.9)
 For 2 years of seizure freedom (D) 45 (45.9) 17 (16.7)
 For life (D) 45 (45.9) 67 (65.6)
p < 0.001

More than one answer was allowed.

Some Community Health Workers selected two answers with n, number responses; D, desired response; UD, undesired response.