Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers of patients with epilepsy at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017 (n=409).

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age (years)	18-24	33	8.1
	25-34	88	21.5
	35-44	96	23.5
	> 44	192	46.9
Sex	Male	218	53.3
	Female	191	46.7
Religion	Orthodox	236	57.7
	Muslim	128	31.3
	Protestant	39	9.5
	Catholic	6	1.5
Ethnicity	Amhara	157	38.4
	Oromo	139	34.0
	Gurage	80	19.5
	Others	33	8.1
Marital Status	Married	268	65.5
	Single	78	19.1
	Divorced/Separated	21	5.1
	Widowed	42	10.3
Relationship	Mother	96	23.5
	Father	83	20.3
	Brother/Sister	96	23.5
	Wife/Husband	28	6.8
	Child	62	15.2
	Other caregivers∗	44	10.7
Residence	Urban	320	78.2
	Rural	89	21.8
Educational Level	Can't read and write	96	23.5
	Can read and write	57	13.9
	Primary(1-8 grade)	137	33.5
	Secondary(9-12 grade)	70	17.1
	College and above	49	12.0
Live with Patient	Yes	376	91.9
	No	33	8.1
Employment Status	Employed	251	61.4
	Not Employed	158	38.6

N.B: ^∗ other caregivers are uncle, aunt, friend, and grandfather/mother.