Table 5.
Comparison of CQ responses with gender, employment status, education level, and experiences of epilepsy.
CQa1 |
CQ2 |
CQ3 |
CQ4 |
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no | yes | p | no | yes | p | no | yes | p | no | yes | p | |||
gender |
male | n | 107 | 75 | 0.408 | 112 | 70 | 0.000i | 75 | 107 | 0.162 | 113 | 69 | 0.090 |
% | 43.9 % | 48.1 % | 39.0 % | 61.9 % | 50.0 % | 42.8 % | 49.1 % | 40.6 % | ||||||
female | n | 137 | 81 | 175 | 43 | 75 | 143 | 117 | 101 | |||||
% |
56.1 % |
51.9 % |
61.0 % |
38.1 % |
50.0 % |
57.2 % |
50.9 % |
59.4 % |
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emproyment status |
employed | n | 121 | 82 | 0.602 | 144 | 59 | 0.363 | 89 | 114 | 0.028g | 126 | 77 | 0.030g |
% | 49.6 % | 52.6 % | 50.2 % | 52.2 % | 59.3 % | 45.6 % | 54.8 % | 45.3 % | ||||||
unemployed | n | 59 | 31 | 61 | 29 | 27 | 63 | 54 | 36 | |||||
% | 24.2 % | 19.9 % | 21.3 % | 25.7 % | 18.0 % | 25.2 % | 23.5 % | 21.2 % | ||||||
other | n | 64 | 43 | 82 | 25 | 34 | 73 | 50 | 57 | |||||
% |
26.2 % |
27.6 % |
28.6 % |
22.1 % |
22.7 % |
29.2 % |
21.7 % |
33.5 % |
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education levelb |
low + middle | n | 132 | 86 | 0.840 | 163 | 55 | 0.142 | 73 | 145 | 0.070 | 129 | 89 | 0.458 |
% | 54.1 % | 55.1 % | 56.8 % | 48.7 % | 48.7 % | 58.0 % | 56.1 % | 52.4 % | ||||||
high | n | 112 | 70 | 124 | 58 | 77 | 105 | 101 | 81 | |||||
% |
45.9 % |
44.9 % |
43.2 % |
51.3 % |
51.3 % |
42.0 % |
43.9 % |
47.6 % |
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Ex1c |
yes | n | 91 | 46 | 0.108 | 101 | 36 | 0.527 | 43 | 94 | 0.068 | 83 | 54 | 0.368 |
% | 37.3 % | 29.5 % | 35.2 % | 31.9 % | 28.7 % | 37.6 % | 36.1 % | 31.8 % | ||||||
no | n | 153 | 110 | 186 | 77 | 107 | 156 | 147 | 116 | |||||
% |
62.7 % |
70.5 % |
64.8 % |
68.1 % |
71.3 % |
62.4 % |
63.9 % |
68.2 % |
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Ex2d |
yes | n | 81 | 44 | 0.293 | 89 | 36 | 0.869 | 39 | 86 | 0.079 | 69 | 56 | 0.530 |
% | 33.2 % | 28.2 % | 31.0 % | 31.9 % | 26.0 % | 34.4 % | 30.0 % | 32.9 % | ||||||
no | n | 163 | 112 | 198 | 77 | 111 | 164 | 161 | 114 | |||||
% |
66.8 % |
71.8 % |
69.0 % |
68.1 % |
74.0 % |
65.6 % |
70.0 % |
67.1 % |
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Ex3e |
yes | n | 78 | 28 | 0.002h | 75 | 31 | 0.791 | 31 | 75 | 0.041g | 64 | 42 | 0.485 |
% | 32.0 % | 17.9 % | 26.1 % | 27.4 % | 20.7 % | 30.0 % | 27.8 % | 24.7 % | ||||||
no | n | 166 | 128 | 212 | 82 | 119 | 175 | 166 | 128 | |||||
% |
68.0 % |
82.1 % |
73.9 % |
72.6 % |
79.3 % |
70.0 % |
72.2 % |
75.3 % |
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Ex4f | yes | n | 100 | 41 | 0.004h | 101 | 40 | 0.283 | 37 | 104 | 0.002h | 88 | 53 | 0.125 |
% | 41.0 % | 26.3 % | 35.2 % | 35.4 % | 24.7 % | 41.6 % | 38.3 % | 31.2 % | ||||||
no | n | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | |||||
% | 2.9 % | 7.1 % | 3.5 % | 7.1 % | 6.7 % | 3.2 % | 3.0 % | 6.5 % | ||||||
do not know | n | 137 | 104 | 176 | 65 | 103 | 138 | 135 | 106 | |||||
% | 56.1 % | 66.7 % | 61.3 % | 57.5 % | 68.7 % | 55.2 % | 58.7 % | 62.4 % |
Negative attitudes are marked in bold.
Caveness questions
Education level: low (9 years, Elementary School and Junior high school, compulsory education in Japan), medium (12–14 years, High school, vocational school, junior college), high (over 16 years, undergraduate, graduate (master, and doctoral) programs).
Ex1. Have you ever witnessed a seizure?.
Ex2. Have you ever personally known someone with epilepsy?.
Ex3. Would you know what to do if someone has an epileptic seizure?.
Ex4. Can epilepsy be treated successfully?.
P < 0.05,.
P < 0.01.
P < 0.001.