Awareness of Bell’s Palsy in Bus Drivers.

Background: The paralysis of seventh cranial nerve which controls the face muscles is known as Bell’s palsy. It usually leads to sudden weakness of one side of the face. Around 60% - 75% of Bell’s palsy cases are considered as idiopathic. Also, poor recovery is seen in 30% of patients with the experience of facial disfigurement, facial muscle weakness, facial pain, along with psychological trauma.Methods: This article studies the awareness level of Bell’s palsy among the bus drivers. A cross-sectional study design included 200 participants. Data was collected with the help of a self-made questionnaire. Institutional review board approval was gained and also informed consents were obtained from each participant.Results: Around 38.1% of participants who had a history of facial palsy were quite aware about facial palsy as compared with the remaining 17.6% who did not have any idea about it. (P=0.19).Conclusion: The results showed unsatisfactory amount of awareness about Bell’s palsy among bus drivers. Recruitment of more health education programs should be done with the aim of improving public awareness and education about Bell’s palsy to get better outcomes and prevent future complications as well as future increase in prevalence of such conditions.