Determinants of Noncompliance to Clinic Appointments and Medications among Nigerian Children with Epilepsy: Experience in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria
Table 1
Association of noncompliance to clinic appointments and some sociodemographic variables among children with epilepsy.
Nondefaulters (%)
Defaulters (%)
value
Age group (years)
≤5
24 (80.00)
6 (20.00)
0.53
0.77
6–10
27 (72.97)
10 (27.02)
>10
36 (78.26)
10 (21.74)
Gender
Male
54 (72.97)
20 (27.03)
0.12
Female
33 (84.62)
6 (15.38)
Family size
1
4 (100.00)
0 (0.00)
3.21
0.20
2–4
48 (81.36)
11 (18.64)
≥5
35 (70.00)
15 (30.00)
Position of subject among siblings
1st
19 (82.61)
4 (17.39)
4.15
0.13
2nd–4th
46 (82.14)
10 (17.86)
≥5
22 (64.71)
12 (35.29)
Family type
Monogamy
83 (76.85)
25 (23.15)
0.68
Polygamy
4 (80.00)
1 (20.00)
Place of abode
Rural
22 (64.71)
12 (35.29)
4.14
0.04
Urban
65 (82.28)
14 (17.72)
Mothers’ highest education
University
22 (84.62)
4 (15.38)
12.07
0.02
Diploma/national cert in education
6 (66.67)
3 (33.33)
Senior secondary
29 (90.63)
3 (9.37)
Primary/junior secondary
24 (72.73)
9 (27.27)
No formal education
6 (46.15)
7 (53.85)
Fathers’ highest education attainment
University
21 (84.00)
4 (16.00)
7.60
0.11
Diploma/national cert in education
10 (90.91)
1 (9.09)
Senior secondary
24 (80.00)
6 (20.00)
Primary/junior secondary
23 (76.67)
7 (23.33)
No formal education
9 (52.94)
8 (47.06)
Mothers’ occupation
Professionals/senior managers
8 (80.00)
2 (20.00)
12.15
0.02
Intermediate public servants/school teachers and equivalent
22 (95.65)
1 (4.35)
Junior teachers/drivers/artisans
21 (77.78)
7 (22.22)
Messengers/labourers/petty traders
27 (79.41)
7 (20.59)
Unemployed/housewives/students
9 (50.00)
9 (50.00)
Fathers’ occupation
Professionals/senior managers
22 (78.57)
6 (21.43)
8.69
0.07
Intermediate public servants/school teachers and equivalent
