Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of epileptic patients at Yirgalem General Hospital.

Socio-demographic characteristics		Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Male	109	56.2%
	Female	85	43.8%
Age	<20	13	6.7%
	20–29	69	35.6%
	30–39	67	34.5%
	40–49	23	11.9%
	≥50	22	11.3%
Ethnicity	Sidama	68	35.1%
	Amhara	27	13.9%
	Wolayita	28	14.4%
	Gurage	18	9.3%
	Gedeo	13	6.7%
	Oromo	21	10.8%
	Others	19	9.8%
Religion	Orthodox	51	26.3%
	Muslims	37	19.1%
	Protestants	85	43.8%
	Catholic	18	9.3%
	Other	3	1.6%
	Illiterate	23	11.9%
Level of education	Primary school (grade 1–8)	79	40.7%
	Secondary school (grade 9–12)	44	22.7%
	College or university	48	24.7%
Marital status	Single	121	62.4%
	Divorced and widowed	41	21.1%
	Married	32	16.5%
Monthly Income	< 999 Birr	45	23.4
	1000–1999 Birr	84	43.3
	2000–2999 Birr	41	21.1
	>3000 Birr	21	12.4
Occupation	Daily laborer	17	8.8%
	Student	37	19.1%
	Government employee	121	62.37%
	Other	19	9.8%