Table 3.

Effect of seizure on school attendance of school age children and adolescents with seizure disorder attending follow up at PNC in TASH between April and July, 2018

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Ever miss a school day because of seizure
Yes	127	69.4
No	56	30.6
Number of days missed (n = 127)
< 10 days	90	70.9
10–30 days	33	25.9
Pulled out of school	4	3.2
Mean/±SD = 12.6/31
% of days missed (n = 127)
< 50%	90	70.9
≥50%	37	29.1
Reasons for missing school due to seizure (n = 127)
Had a seizure before school	64	50.4
Had a seizure at school and needed to go home	27	21.3
Had a medical appointment	102	80.3
Had a test scheduled	1	0.8
Other	1	0.8
Had Seizure at school(n = 183)	88	48.1
went home before the end of classesafter seizure in school(n = 88)	81	9
Should go home from schools immediately for reasons of seizure
Should go home immediately	58	31.7
Can stay at school if well	125	68.3
Teacher suggested stay at home as the child had seizure experience
Yes	31	17.0
No	151	83.0
Allowed child to miss a day of school even if the child is not sick
Yes	35	19.2
No	145	80.8
Reasons for allowing miss a class for seizure(n = 35)
Fear of seizure at school	27	75.0
No particular reason	3	8.3
Other	6	16.7
Guardians disclose child’s epilepsy status to a teacher(n = 181)
Yes	159	86.9
Guardians disclose child’s epilepsy status to a peer
Yes	105	57.4
No	78	42.6