Table 5.
Predictors of poorly controlled seizure among epileptic patients on AEDs at MTUTH from March 10 to April 10, 2018.
| Variables affecting treatment outcome | Seizure treatment outcome | AOR (95% CI) | p value | |
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| Level of adherence | ||||
| High adherence | 25 (71.4%) | 10 (28.6%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Medium adherence | 12 (50%) | 12 (50%) | 5.4 (1.52–19.23) | 0.009 |
| Low adherence | 19 (22.6%) | 65 (77.4%) | 8.16 (3.04–21.90) | 0.00 1 |
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| History of head injury | ||||
| Yes (68) | 19 (28%) | 49 (72%) | 2.4 (1.088–5.314) | 0.03 |
| No (75) | 37 (49.3%) | 38 (50.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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| History of head injury | ||||
| Before seizure occurrence | 10 (18.9%) | 43 (81.1%) | 4.90 (1.25–19.27) | 0.02 |
| After seizure occurrence | 9 (60%) | 6 (40%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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| Frequency of seizure attacks per week before AEDs initiation | ||||
| <3 times | 43 (62.3%) | 26 (37.7%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| >4 times | 15 (20%) | 59 (79.7%) | 1.98 (1.05 5.98) | 0.012 |
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| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 26 (36.6%) | 45 (63.4%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Single | 26 (41.3%) | 37 (58.7%) | 0.64 (0.27–1.51) | 0.31 |
| Divorced | 0 | 4 | 9.9 (0.05–4.45) | 0.99 |
| Widowed | 4 (80%) | 1 (20%) | 0.08 (0.01–0.93) | 0.04 |
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| Monthly income | ||||
| >2000 | 8 (57.1%) | 6 (42.9% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1000–2000 | 15 (34.9%) | 28 (65.1%) | 2.09 (0.71–7.51) | 0.246 |
| 500–1000 | 15 (48.4%) | 16 (51.6%) | 1.62 (0.29–4.57) | 0.384 |
| Less than 500 | 9 (36%) | 16 (64%) | 2.03 (0.32–1.99) | 0.236 |
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| Educational status | ||||
| College/university | 7 (31.8%) | 15 (68.2%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Secondary (9–12) | 10 (37%) | 17 (63) | 1.05 (0.12–1.86) | 0.583 |
| Primary (1–8) | 31 (39.2%) | 48 (60.8%) | 2.20 (0.65–2.87) | 0.526 |
| Not educated | 8 (53.3%) | 7 (46.7%) | 1.02 (0.11–1.58) | 0.095 |