Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of People with Epilepsy who have been on follow-up at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 415).
| Variable | Frequency (n = 415) | Percent (n = 415) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 231 | 55.7 |
| Female | 184 | 44.3 |
| Age | ||
| 18-24 | 146 | 35.2 |
| 25-34 | 150 | 36.1 |
| 35-44 | 88 | 21.2 |
| >45 | 31 | 7.5 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 260 | 62.7 |
| Muslim | 88 | 21.2 |
| Protestant | 63 | 15.2 |
| Catholic | 4 | 1.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 135 | 32,5 |
| Single | 255 | 61.4 |
| Others∗ | 25 | 6.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 144 | 34.7 |
| Oromo | 151 | 36.4 |
| Gurage | 91 | 21,9 |
| Tigre | 23 | 5.5 |
| Others∗∗ | 6 | 1.4 |
| Educational status | ||
| Illiterate | 52 | 12.5 |
| Elementary | 164 | 39.5 |
| High school | 125 | 30.1 |
| Collage | 74 | 17.8 |
| Occupational status | ||
| Government | 85 | 20.5 |
| Self-employed | 164 | 39.5 |
| Jobless | 127 | 30.6 |
| Others∗∗∗ | 39 | 9.4 |
N.B. ∗Separated, divorced, and widowed. ∗∗∗Daily laborer and housewife.