Medication Belief and Adherence among Patients with Epilepsy

Table 2

Clinical and treatment-related characteristics of epileptic patients ().

Characteristics	n (%)
Comorbidity
No	178 (61.0)
Yes	114 (39)
Major comorbidities
Psychiatric disorder	49 (16.8)
Migraine headache	25 (8.5)
Cardiovascular disorder	24 (8.2)
Respiratory disorders	16 (5.5)
Type of epilepsy
Generalized epilepsy	221 (75.7)
Focal epilepsy	42 (14.4)
Unknown	29 (9.9)
Type of seizure
GTC	215 (73.6)
Focal seizure	42 (14.4)
Absence seizure	6 (2.1)
Unclassified seizure	29 (9.9)
Duration of treatment
<5	114 (39)
≥5	178 (61)
Commonly used medications
Phenobarbitone	160 (54.8)
Phenytoin	152 (52.1)
Carbamazepine	90 (30.8)
Valproate	89 (30.5)
Seizure encounter in the last three months
No	159 (54.5)
Yes	133 (45.5)
Number of medicines per patient
<3 medication	142 (48.6)
≥3 medication	150 (51.4)