Table 2.

frequency distribution of clinical and treatment characteristics of study participants on follow up at Jimma Town public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2020 (n=297)

Variables	Categories	Frequency (N)	Percent (%)
Duration of the disease in year	<1	17	5.7
	1-5	78	26.3
	6-10	74	24.9
	>10	128	43.1
Duration on AED treatment in year	<1	49	16.5
	1-5	110	37.0
	6-10	83	27.9
	>10	55	18.5
Treatment regimen	Mono therapy	172	57.9
	Poly therapy	125	42.1
Current AEDs	Phenobarbital	185	62.3
	Phenytoin	87	29.3
	Sodium-valproate	13	4.4
	Carbamazepine	8	-
	Valporpic acid	4	-
History of seizure since last visit	Yes	80	26.9
	No	217	73.1
Seizure frequency since last visit	<=2 episode	277	93.3
	>=3 episodes	20	6.7
Frequency of doses per day	Once daily	129	43.4
	Twice daily	168	56.6
Way of Getting medication	Freely	184	62.0
	Payment	113	38.0
Presence of Comorbid illness	Yes	80	26.9
	No	217	73.1