Table 3.

Descriptions of Clinical-Related Factors Among Rural Residents in Gedeo Zone, 2019 (n=732)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Knowledge about epilepsy	Good	534	73
	Poor	198	27
Attitude towards epilepsy	Favorable	354	48.4
	Unfavorable	378	51.6
Pervious history of epilepsy	Yes	54	7.4
	No	678	92.6
Get help for illness	Yes	12	1.6
	No	720	98.4
Place of treatment	Health institutions	2	16.7
	Religious centers	7	58.3
	Traditional healers	3	25
Reason not to get help	No treatment	31	73.8
	No money	1	2.4
	Does not need treatment	10	23.8
Witnessing seizure	Yes	154	21
	No	578	79
Family history of epilepsy	Yes	61	8.3
	No	671	91.7
Family history of mental illness	Yes	76	10.4
	No	656	89.6
History of head injury	Yes	58	7.9
	No	674	92.1