Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics
| Variable | Intervention group (N = 303) | Nonintervention group (N = 278) | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Age: Mean (SD) | 303 | 19.2 (17.4) | 278 | 19.5 (15.6) | 0.86 |
| Female | 143 | 47.2 | 138 | 49.6 | 0.56 |
| Religion | |||||
| Traditional | 127 | 41.9 | 128 | 46.0 | |
| Christian | 136 | 44.9 | 122 | 43.9 | |
| Islam | 40 | 13.2 | 28 | 10.1 | 0.41 |
| Education level | |||||
| None | 142 | 46.9 | 114 | 41.0 | |
| Primary | 138 | 45.5 | 142 | 51.1 | |
| Secondary | 17 | 5.6 | 20 | 7.1 | |
| Tertiary | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.23 |
| Learning difficulties | 96 | 31.9 | 85 | 30.6 | 0.77 |
| Neurologic deficits | 70 | 23.1 | 54 | 19.4 | 0.28 |
| On polytherapy | 54/154 | 35.1 | 57/154 | 37·0 | 0.72 |
| Seizure frequency (last 3 months) | |||||
| None | 96 | 31.9 | 91 | 32.7 | |
| 1–3 | 91 | 30.0 | 95 | 34.2 | |
| 4–6 | 45 | 14.9 | 34 | 12.2 | |
| >6 | 71 | 23.4 | 58 | 20.9 | 0.58 |
| Adherence | |||||
| Self-reported | 52/195 | 26.7 | 54/199 | 27.1 | |
| Blood levels, detectable | 71/195 | 36.4 | 76/199 | 38.2 | |
| Blood levels, optimal | 52192 | 27.1 | 59/196 | 30.1 | |
| KEBAS | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beliefs about causes of epilepsy | 303 | 7.3 (2.8) | 278 | 7.3 (2.9) | 0.82 |
| Beliefs about biomedical treatment | 303 | 15.0 (2.0) | 278 | 14.9 (2.2) | 0.63 |
| Beliefs about cultural treatment | 303 | 11.0 (4.8) | 278 | 11.1 (4.9) | 0.79 |
| Beliefs about risks of epilepsy | 303 | 7.4 (1.3) | 278 | 7.5 (1.2) | 0.41 |
| Stereotypes about epilepsy | 303 | 8.4 (4.2) | 278 | 8.5 (4.6) | 0.72 |
If all the data were not available, both the numerators and denominators are provided.