Table 1.
Cohort characteristics
| Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Total PWE included | 132 | 100 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 74 | 56 |
| Female | 58 | 44 |
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤5 | 16 | 12 |
| 6-10 | 23 | 17 |
| 11-15 | 21 | 16 |
| 16-20 | 14 | 11 |
| 21-30 | 31 | 24 |
| 31-40 | 21 | 16 |
| > 40 | 6 | 5 |
| Age at first seizure (years) | ||
| <1 | 29 | 22 |
| 1-5 | 30 | 23 |
| 6-10 | 21 | 16 |
| 11-15 | 17 | 13 |
| 16-20 | 6 | 5 |
| 21-30 | 13 | 10 |
| 31-40 | 3 | 2 |
| >40 | 2 | 2 |
| Not recorded | 11 | 8 |
| Religion | ||
| Muslim | 122 | 92 |
| Christian | 9 | 7 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| Preferred language | ||
| Susu | 39 | 30 |
| Fula/Pular | 43 | 33 |
| Malinké/Maninka | 40 | 30 |
| Kpelle/Guerzé | 4 | 3 |
| Kissi | 2 | 2 |
| Toma | 2 | 2 |
| Sara (Chad) | 1 | 1 |
| Mina (Togo) | 1 | 1 |
| District of Residence | ||
| Conakry | 93 | 71 |
| Dubreka | 6 | 5 |
| Labe | 3 | 23 |
| Boke | 2 | 2 |
| Kindia | 2 | 2 |
| Other | 26 | 20 |
| Highest level of formal education of head of household | ||
| No education | 19 | 14 |
| Primary school | 3 | 2 |
| Began high school | 9 | 7 |
| Completed high school | 18 | 14 |
| University | 73 | 55 |
| Not answered | 10 | 8 |