Table 2.
Attitude towards people living with epilepsy in Debre Berhan, 2019.
| Attitude towards epilepsy | Strongly agree (%) | Agree (%) | Disagree (%) | Strongly disagree (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree to work with epileptics | 141 (23.7) | 289 (48.5) | 103 (17.3) | 63 (10.6) |
| Agree to have close relation with epileptics | 129 (21.6) | 271 (45.5) | 127 (21.3) | 69 (11.6 |
| Agree to live together with epileptics | 114 (19.1) | 251 (42.1) | 140 (23.5) | 91 (15.3) |
| Epileptics should not be isolated | 280 (47) | 244 (40.9) | 53 (8.9) | 19 (3.2) |
| Epileptics can manage their family | 142 (23.8) | 304 (51) | 100 (16.8) | 50 (8.4) |
| Agree to shake hands of epileptics | 251 (42.1) | 274 (46) | 36 (6) | 35 (5.9) |
| Keep child from contacting epileptics | 120 (20.1) | 244 (40.9) | 137 (23) | 95 (15.9) |
| Agree to recruit epileptics as a servant | 74 (12.4) | 182 (30.4) | 235 (39.4) | 105 (17.6) |
| Agree with family member marry epileptics | 72 (12.1) | 177 (29.7) | 221 (37.1) | 126 (21.1) |
| Epilepsy is treatable disease | 168 (28.2) | 290 (48.7) | 84 (14.1) | 54 (9.1) |
| Epileptics should not learn in schools | 259 (43.5) | 195 (32.7) | 77 (12.9) | 65 (10.9) |
| Epileptics can lead a healthy lifestyle | 154 (25.8) | 273 (45.8) | 125 (21) | 44 (7.4) |