Table 1 Socio-demographic, economic and treatment related characteristics of the study participants of seizure frequency and associated factors among patient with epilepsy in University of Gondar Referral Hospital, 2017 (n = 408)
Variables with category | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–24 | 175 | 42.89 |
25–34 | 123 | 30.15 |
35–44 | 49 | 12.01 |
45–54 | 24 | 5.88 |
55–64 | 25 | 6.13 |
65–80 | 12 | 2.94 |
Sex | ||
Male | 243 | 59.56 |
Female | 165 | 40.44 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 247 | 60.54 |
Rural | 161 | 39.46 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 233 | 57.11 |
Married | 138 | 33.82 |
Divorced | 26 | 6.37 |
Widowed | 11 | 2.7 |
Educational level | ||
No formal education | 158 | 38.72 |
Primary | 118 | 28.91 |
Secondary | 79 | 19.36 |
Higher | 53 | 13 |
Occupation | ||
Student | 133 | 32.6 |
Farmer | 111 | 27.21 |
Merchant | 33 | 8.09 |
Employee | 45 | 11.03 |
Housewife | 50 | 12.25 |
Other | 36 | 8.82 |
Wealth index | ||
Poor | 153 | 37.5 |
Middle | 146 | 35.78 |
Rich | 109 | 26.72 |
Type of drug when treatment started | ||
Phenobarbital | 255 | 62.5 |
Phenytoin | 55 | 13.48 |
Carbamazepine | 15 | 3.68 |
Two or more drugs | 79 | 19.36 |
Othera | 4 | 0.98 |
Adherence | ||
Low | 100 | 24.57 |
Moderate | 127 | 31.2 |
High | 180 | 44.23 |
Duration of treatment (years) | ||
< 1 | 52 | 12.75 |
1–5 | 204 | 50 |
5–10 | 98 | 24.02 |
> 10 | 54 | 13.23 |
Treatment modality | ||
Mono | 308 | 75.49 |
Poly | 100 | 24.51 |
Current medication | ||
Phenobarbital | 253 | 62.01 |
Phenytoin | 31 | 7.6 |
Carbamazepine | 13 | 3.19 |
Two or more drugs | 106 | 25.98 |
Othera | 5 | 1.22 |
Tapering in the last 2 months | ||
Yes | 21 | 5.15 |
No | 387 | 94.85 |
Treatment side effect | ||
Yes | 38 | 9.31 |
No | 370 | 90.69 |
Treatment affordability | ||
Yes | 259 | 63.48 |
No | 149 | 36.52 |