Changes of attitudes toward epilepsy in college-preparatory high school students population: an indicator of global campaign successfulness?

Purpose: Within the "Out of the Shadows" campaign in Croatia, numerous activities have been organized. The aim of this study is to investigate the changes in knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy in the population of college-preparatory high school students, and to consider whether such changes could be the result of these activities carried out between 2002 and 2010.

Methods: This study was completed in Croatia's capital city, Zagreb, and sampled adolescent college-preparatory high school students.