Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of epileptic patients (n = 292).
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 179 (61.3) |
| Female | 113 (38.7) |
| Age in years | |
| 18-30 | 172 (58.9) |
| 31-60 | 112 (38.4) |
| >60 | 8 (2.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 81 (27.7) |
| Single | 172 (58.9) |
| Divorce | 24 (8.2) |
| Widowed | 15 (5.1) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 156 (53.4) |
| Urban | 136 (46.6) |
| Educational level | |
| Unable to write and read | 50 (17.1) |
| Primary school | 100 (34.2) |
| Secondary school | 124 (42.5) |
| Tertiary school | 18 (6.2) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 27 (27.9) |
| Unemployed | 207 (70.9) |
| Social drug use | |
| No | 250 (85.6) |
| Yes | 42 (14.4) |
| Monthly income | 315 (92.7) |
| ≤1500 | 152 (52.1) |
| >1500 | 140 (47.9) |