Epilepsies: social representation, perceptions and stigma among undergraduate courses in the area of health

• Grant number: 13/13653-2
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): January 01, 2014
• Effective date (End): December 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Public Health
• Principal researcher: Alexandre Valotta da Silva
• Grantee: Fernando de Oliveira Rosa
• Home Institution: Instituto de Saúde e Sociedade (ISS). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus Baixada Santista. Santos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research looks for knowledge about epilepsy at the beginning and end of the course, changes in the perception and social representation of the disease among future health professionals and their preparation in facing this condition in clinical practice. (AU)