Table 1.
Distribution of participants by their socio-demographic and clinical characteristics at University of Gondar Hospital, 2014 (n = 405)
| Characteristics | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 255 | 63 |
| Female | 150 | 37 |
| Age | ||
| 18–24 | 165 | 40.7 |
| 25–34 | 123 | 30.4 |
| 35–44 | 87 | 21.5 |
| ≥45 | 30 | 7.4 |
| Educational status | ||
| Can’t read and write | 117 | 28.9 |
| Primary | 195 | 48.1 |
| Secondary | 51 | 12.6 |
| College and above | 42 | 10.4 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 372 | 91.9 |
| Muslim | 33 | 8.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 246 | 60.7 |
| Single | 117 | 28.9 |
| Divorced/widowed | 42 | 10.3 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 384 | 94.8 |
| Tiger | 21 | 5.2 |
| Employment | ||
| Government | 27 | 6.7 |
| Private | 240 | 59.2 |
| Student | 66 | 17.8 |
| Unemployed | 72 | 16.3 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 192 | 47.4 |
| Urban | 213 | 52.6 |
| Social support | ||
| High | 249 | 61.4 |
| Moderate | 93 | 23 |
| Low | 63 | 15.6 |
| Perceived stress | ||
| Low | 189 | 46.7 |
| High | 216 | 53.3 |
| Age at onset of disease in year | ||
| <6 | 18 | 4.4 |
| 6–11 | 45 | 11.1 |
| 12–17 | 111 | 27.4 |
| 18–24 | 111 | 27.4 |
| 25–34 | 75 | 18.5 |
| ≥35 | 45 | 11.1 |
| Duration of the disease | ||
| <1 | 39 | 9.6 |
| 2–5 | 144 | 35.6 |
| 6–10 | 117 | 28.9 |
| ≥11 | 105 | 25.9 |
| Seizure frequency per year | ||
| 0 | 84 | 20.7 |
| 1–11 per year | 291 | 71.8 |
| ≥12 per year | 30 | 7.4 |
| Therapy (number of drug) | ||
| Mono-pharmacy | 309 | 76.3 |
| Poly-pharmacy | 96 | 23.7 |
| Difficulties of adherence to AEDs | ||
| Yes | 132 | 32.6 |
| No | 273 | 67.4 |
| Family history of mental illness | ||
| Yes | 18 | 4.4 |
| No | 387 | 95.6 |