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A cross-sectional survey ran from January 7 to March 7, 2020, across 21 approved driving schools in Ouagadougou, collecting responses from 315 applicants and 21 instructors. Findings showed universal awareness of epilepsy and varied beliefs about driving permissions and license restrictions. 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Acta Epileptologica (2022) 4:3 [https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-021-00072-y](https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-021-00072-y)  \nActa Epileptologica  \n RESEARCH Open Access  \nKnowledge and attitudes of driver license applicants and instructors about driving of patients with epilepsy in Burkina Faso  \nDabilgou Alfred Anselme1*, Dravé Alassane2, Kyelem Julie Marie Adeline1, Eklou Lorrainda Emérance 1, Napon Christian3, Millogo Athanase4, Karfo Kapouni5 and Kaboré Jean1  \nAbstract  \nBackground: Epilepsy is the most common neurological disease in the world. The objective of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of driver’s license applicants and instructors in driving schools on epilepsy in Burkina Faso.  \nMethod: This cross-sectional study was carried out from January 7th to March 7th 2020 in 21 driving schools approved by the National Driver License Authority in the city of Ouagadougou. Fifteen driver applicants and one instructor were selected in each driving school, resulting in a total of 315 driver applicants and 21 instructors in the study.  \nResults: The mean age of participants was 29.91 ± 7.63 years. One of the driver applicants included in the study was once experienced a seizure attack. All respondents had heard of epilepsy. The main source of epilepsy information was from family (42 . 5%) . Two hundred and twenty-six respondents (67 . 3%) had witnessed an epileptic seizure. A majority of participants (55 . 9%) believed that persons with epilepsy be not permitted to drive a motor vehicle. About 44. 0% of participants thought that people with epilepsy should be permitted to drive under certain conditions. One hundred and four (30 . 9%) participants suggested that people with epilepsy be permitted to drive a light vehicle. One hundred and forty-one (42 . 0%) suggest to withdraw the driving license for lifetime if a driver had an epileptic seizure attack; while twenty-three (6 . 8%) participants recommended suspension of driver license for 12 months.  \nConclusion: Efforts should be made to improve awareness and education among license applicants and instructorson the driving by people with epilepsy.  \nKeywords: Knowledge, Driving by people with epilepsy, Driver license applicants, Burkina Faso  \nBackground  \nEpilepsy is the most common neurological disease in the world with an estimated average prevalence of 8‰ worldwide and 80% of cases are in developing countries [1]. Epileptic seizures can be associated with impaired awareness and uncontrolled motor activity, which affect  \n*Correspondence: [dabilgouanselm@yahoo.fr](dabilgouanselm@yahoo.fr)  \n1 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  \nFull list of author information is available at the end of the article  \nthe ability to drive safely, and also impose a risk of bicycle, motorcycle, or pedestrian accidents [2, 3]. Restrictions for motor vehicle driving have been imposed on individuals with epilepsy in many countries, yet with varied restrictions in detail, which can severely affect the everyday life [4]. Research on seizures and driving has highlighted a need for cooperation between driving authorities and doctors for further amendment of regulations and a reduction in the stigma attached to driving with epilepsy [5]. In Africa Sub-Saharan, driving a car is a  \n© The Author(s) 2022. 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