Table 1 Sociodemographic distribution of epilepsy patients on follow up at AMSH and TAH, 2015
From: Determinants of depression among people with epilepsy in Central Ethiopia
Variables | Numbers | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 249 | 59.0 |
Female | 173 | 41 |
Age | ||
18–24 | 105 | 24.9 |
25–34 | 143 | 33.9 |
35–44 | 113 | 26.8 |
45–54 | 48 | 11.4 |
≥ 55 | 13 | 3.1 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 138 | 32.7 |
Oromo | 126 | 29.9 |
Tigre | 24 | 5.7 |
Gurage | 119 | 28.2 |
Others | 15 | 3.6 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 212 | 50.2 |
Divorce | 58 | 13.7 |
Widowed | 9 | 2.1 |
Married | 143 | 33.9 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 270 | 64.0 |
Muslim | 98 | 23.0 |
Protestant | 54 | 12.6 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 372 | 88.2 |
Rural | 50 | 11.8 |
Education | ||
Unable to read and write | 24 | 5.7 |
Primary (1–8) | 145 | 34.4 |
Secondary (9–12) | 172 | 40.8 |
Diploma and degree | 81 | 19.2 |
Occupation | ||
Not employed | 41 | 9.7 |
Employed | 381 | 90.3 |
With whom living now | ||
Family | 396 | 93.8 |
Alone | 14 | 3.3 |
Relative/friend | 12 | 2.8 |