Table 3. Adjusted regression analysis for factors independently associated with quality of life among adolescents with epilepsy in rural Uganda.
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude β | p | Coef. | (95% CI) | p | |
| Age* | 0.18 | 0.712 | −0.62 | (-1.54, 0.31) | 0.189 |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | Ref | Ref | |||
| Female | -1.86 | 0.297 | −0.87 | (-3.88, 2.14) | 0.568 |
| Schooling status | |||||
| Never attended | Ref | Ref | |||
| Dropped out | 14.71 | 0.001 | Omitted | ||
| Currently attends | 19.94 | <0.001 | 4.20 | (0.90, 7.49) | 0.013 |
| Highest education level | |||||
| Never attended or /Primary | Ref | Ref | |||
| Secondary or higher | 14.18 | 0.006 | 10.69 | (1.65, 19.72) | 0.021 |
| Household wealth index | |||||
| Poorest | Ref | Ref | |||
| Poor | −2.20 | 0.332 | −2.25 | (-6.02, 1.53) | 0.242 |
| Medium | 0.37 | 0.895 | −3.48 | (-8.08, 1.13) | 0.138 |
| Wealthy | 2.70 | 0.358 | 0.71 | (-4.22, 5.64) | 0.776 |
| Wealthiest | 2.72 | 0.433 | −0.76 | (-6.61, 5.08) | 0.797 |
| Monthly Seizure frequency | −0.75 | <0.001 | −0.66 | (-0.95, -0.37) | <0.001 |
| Age of First seizure age onset | 0.87 | <0.001 | 0.89 | (0.48, 1.30) | <0.001 |
Bold values: p ≤ 0.05.
*
Years.