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In this study, participants in the experimental and control groups were blind to each other; however, the researcher was not blinded to the group allocation as he was also the practitioner.",[29],"PARTICIPANT",[31,37],{"label":32,"type":33,"description":34,"interventionNames":35},"Experimental groups","EXPERIMENTAL","Participants assigned to the intervention group will receive a nurse-led, stigma-reduction-based epilepsy education program in addition to routine care. The program will consist of four weekly sessions, each lasting approximately 45-60 minutes. 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