Table 3.
Social support characteristics of people with epilepsy attending Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (n=413)
| Variables | Category | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people who share his/her problems | No person | 57 | 13.8 |
| 1–2 persons | 195 | 47.2 | |
| 3–5 persons | 114 | 27.6 | |
| >5 persons | 47 | 11.4 | |
| Peoples concern about what the patient is doing | No concern | 11 | 2.7 |
| Little concern | 69 | 16.7 | |
| Uncertain | 50 | 12.1 | |
| Some concern | 156 | 37.8 | |
| A lot of concern | 127 | 30.8 | |
| Getting support from neighborhood | Very difficult | 13 | 3.1 |
| Difficult | 105 | 25.4 | |
| Possible | 33 | 8.0 | |
| Easy | 203 | 49.2 | |
| Very easy | 59 | 14.3 | |
| Oslo-3 Social Support Scale score | Poor | 260 | 63.0 |
| Moderate | 149 | 36.1 | |
| Good social | 4 | 1.0 |