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

• Grant number: 13/13653-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2014
• End date: December 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Public Health
• Principal Investigator: Alexandre Valotta da Silva
• Grantee: Fernando de Oliveira Rosa
• Host 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)