Table 3.

Mean scores by domains, social aspects of life, and demographic characteristics among parents of children with epilepsy.

Variable	Groups (n)	Cumulative score	General domain	Personal domain	Education	Social Life	Marriage	Employment
Agea		0.028	0.035	0.010	0.078	−0.041	−0.004	0.054
		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Gender	Male	24.89 ± 6.78	13.80 ± 4.35	11.09 ± 3.33	4.66 ± 1.99	6.10 ± 2.19	8.81 ± 2.78	3.84 ± 1.49
	Female	27.16 ± 6.54*	14.96 ± 4.64	12.20 ± 2.96*	4.82 ± 1.99	6.77 ± 2.55	9.96 ± 2.55**	3.89 ± 1.30
Residence	Urban	25.69 ± 7.06	14.01 ± 5.02	11.68 ± 3.07	4.20 ± 1.62	6.48 ± 3.10	9.64 ± 2.68	3.66 ± 1.20
	Rural	26.88 ± 6.43	14.94 ± 4.26	11.93 ± 3.16	5.11 ± 2.11***	6.60 ± 1.97	9.55 ± 2.68	4.01 ± 1.44
Education level	Technical secondary and Junior high school or below	26.72 ± 6.72	14.86 ± 4.35	11.87 ± 3.32	5.04 ± 2.14	6.58 ± 1.97	9.43 ± 2.74	4.06 ± 1.48**
	Senior high school	27.03 ± 6.09	14.89 ± 4.30	12.14 ± 2.85	4.55 ± 1.71	6.89 ± 2.06	9.80 ± 2.48	3.94 ± 1.19
	Undergraduate or above	24.81 ± 7.34	13.50 ± 5.37	11.31 ± 3.06	4.44 ± 1.96	5.98 ± 3.69	9.62 ± 2.85	3.33 ± 1.21t
Income per month	<1,000	29.53 ± 6.14**	16.43 ± 4.12*	13.09 ± 3.00	5.57 ± 2.16**	7.09 ± 1.91**	10.51 ± 2.49***	4.36 ± 1.64*
	1,000–3,000	26.40 ± 6.28t	14.42 ± 4.32t	11.98 ± 3.23	4.54 ± 1.83t	6.66 ± 1.96	9.58 ± 2.58	4.00 ± 1.26
	3,000–5,000	24.41 ± 6.39t	13.41 ± 4.12t	11.00 ± 3.16	4.39 ± 1.85t	6.05 ± 1.89t	8.72 ± 2.57t	3.72 ± 1.28t
	>5,000	25.91 ± 6.98t	14.39 ± 5.16t	11.52 ± 2.86	4.64 ± 1.95t	6.54 ± 3.44	9.68 ± 2.79	3.54 ± 1.18t
Gender of their children	Boy	26.77 ± 6.61	14.65 ± 4.21	12.12 ± 3.24	4.80 ± 1.98	6.57 ± 2.02	9.76 ± 2.74	3.98 ± 1.46
	Girl	25.91 ± 6.79	14.50 ± 5.09	11.41 ± 2.90	4.71 ± 2.01	6.53 ± 2.99	9.33 ± 2.57	3.71 ± 1.19
Age of their children	<3	26.22 ± 8.16	14.85 ± 5.70	11.38 ± 3.64	4.69 ± 2.13	6.86 ± 3.40	9.35 ± 3.11	3.68 ± 1.39
	3–6	26.54 ± 5.43	14.51 ± 3.96	12.03 ± 2.58	4.73 ± 1.89	6.43 ± 1.76	9.68 ± 2.36	4.00 ± 1.37
	7–13	26.27 ± 5.72	14.20 ± 3.76	12.07 ± 2.84	4.61 ± 1.79	6.38 ± 1.84	9.87 ± 2.48	3.83 ± 1.27
	14–18	26.82 ± 6.60	14.80 ± 4.34	12.02 ± 3.09	5.07 ± 2.11	6.45 ± 2.06	9.47 ± 2.52	4.11 ± 1.42
Only a kid or not	Yes	24.68 ± 6.75	13.38 ± 4.89	11.30 ± 3.13	4.12 ± 1.80	6.34 ± 3.25	9.37 ± 2.67	3.45 ± 1.16
	No	27.22 ± 6.53**	15.14 ± 4.33**	12.08 ± 3.10	5.06 ± 2.00**	6.65 ± 1.99	9.68 ± 2.68	4.07 ± 1.41**
Course of epilepsy	<1 year	26.75 ± 7.11	14.82 ± 4.59	11.92 ± 3.48	4.94 ± 2.02t	6.56 ± 2.16	9.61 ± 2.79	3.94 ± 1.44
	1–3 years	25.72 ± 6.68	14.18 ± 5.05	11.54 ± 3.10	4.11 ± 1.54**	6.88 ± 3.36	9.49 ± 2.72	3.61 ± 1.21
	>3 years	26.62 ± 6.35	14.66 ± 4.26	11.96 ± 2.84	5.04 ± 2.13t	6.34 ± 1.95	9.63 ± 2.56	4.00 ± 1.38
Having seizures during	Yes	27.10 ± 6.38*	14.97 ± 4.63	12.13 ± 2.89*	4.86 ± 1.87	6.72 ± 2.64	9.88 ± 2.48*	3.93 ± 1.28
sleep	No	25.08 ± 7.10	13.82 ± 4.39	11.26 ± 3.50	4.58 ± 2.19	6.23 ± 2.02	9.00 ± 2.96	3.77 ± 1.52
Having seizures in public	Yes	27.16 ± 6.66*	15.15 ± 4.79*	11.94 ± 3.02	5.00 ± 1.98*	6.81 ± 2.73*	9.54 ± 2.53	4.06 ± 1.37**
	No	25.35 ± 6.62	13.77 ± 4.13	11.68 ± 3.28	4.42 ± 1.95	6.18 ± 1.94	9.65 ± 2.89	3.60 ± 1.31

^*p < 0.05,

^**p < 0.01,

^***p < 0.001. Mark of statistical significance is indicated in bold.

^tThese groups were significantly different compared to the group with */**/*** in the same domain or aspect.

^aBased on Pearson's correlations.