Table 1 Distribution of participants by their socio-demographic and clinical characteristics at University of Gondar Hospital, 2014 (n = 405)
Characteristics | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 255 | 63 |
Female | 150 | 37 |
Age | ||
18–24 | 165 | 40.7 |
25–34 | 123 | 30.4 |
35–44 | 87 | 21.5 |
≥45 | 30 | 7.4 |
Educational status | ||
Can’t read and write | 117 | 28.9 |
Primary | 195 | 48.1 |
Secondary | 51 | 12.6 |
College and above | 42 | 10.4 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 372 | 91.9 |
Muslim | 33 | 8.1 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 246 | 60.7 |
Single | 117 | 28.9 |
Divorced/widowed | 42 | 10.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 384 | 94.8 |
Tiger | 21 | 5.2 |
Employment | ||
Government | 27 | 6.7 |
Private | 240 | 59.2 |
Student | 66 | 17.8 |
Unemployed | 72 | 16.3 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 192 | 47.4 |
Urban | 213 | 52.6 |
Social support | ||
High | 249 | 61.4 |
Moderate | 93 | 23 |
Low | 63 | 15.6 |
Perceived stress | ||
Low | 189 | 46.7 |
High | 216 | 53.3 |
Age at onset of disease in year | ||
<6 | 18 | 4.4 |
6–11 | 45 | 11.1 |
12–17 | 111 | 27.4 |
18–24 | 111 | 27.4 |
25–34 | 75 | 18.5 |
≥35 | 45 | 11.1 |
Duration of the disease | ||
<1 | 39 | 9.6 |
2–5 | 144 | 35.6 |
6–10 | 117 | 28.9 |
≥11 | 105 | 25.9 |
Seizure frequency per year | ||
0 | 84 | 20.7 |
1–11 per year | 291 | 71.8 |
≥12 per year | 30 | 7.4 |
Therapy (number of drug) | ||
Mono-pharmacy | 309 | 76.3 |
Poly-pharmacy | 96 | 23.7 |
Difficulties of adherence to AEDs | ||
Yes | 132 | 32.6 |
No | 273 | 67.4 |
Family history of mental illness | ||
Yes | 18 | 4.4 |
No | 387 | 95.6 |