Table 5.

Multivariable analysis of factors associated with non-adherence to AEDs

	Odds ratio*(95% CI)	p value
Attitudes
Negative attitudes about epilepsy	1·10 (1·03–1·18)	0·004
Duration of AED treatment
<1 year	1·0
1–3 years	1·75 (0·79–3·87)	0·165
4–5 years	1·79 (0·98–3·29)	0·059
>5 years	3·78 (1·79–7·98)	0·0005

AED=antiepileptic drug. For attitudes about epilepsy, the information pertains to either the person with epilepsy, or if the person with epilepsy was a child or cognitively impaired, to the carer, since the carer made the decision about treatment seeking and giving the AED.

^*Adjusted for age.