Research Article
Knowledge and Attitude toward Epilepsy of Close Family Members of People with Epilepsy in North of Iran
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the respondents (
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| | | Male = 44 (%) | Female = 80 (%) | Total (%) | value |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | 15–25 | 11 (61.2) | 7 (38.8) | 18 (14.5) | 0.51 | | 26–36 | 11 (26.2) | 31 (73.8) | 42 (33.9) | | 37–47 | 13 (30.24) | 30 (69.76) | 43 (34.7) | | ≥48 | 9 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) | 21 (16.9) | | Marital status | | | | | | Single | 16 (57.14) | 12 (42.86) | 28 (22.6) | 0.007 | | Married | 28 (29.16) | 68 (70.84) | 96 (77.4) | | Educational level | | | | | | Under diploma | 10 (21.73) | 36 (78.27) | 46 (37.09) | 0.134 | | Diploma | 19 (41.31) | 27 (58.69) | 46 (37.09) | | University education | 15 (46.87) | 17 (53.13) | 32 (25.91) | | Number of members in family | | | | | | Small (<3) | 9 (31.04) | 20 (68.96) | 29 (23.4) | 0.39 | | Average (3–5) | 30 (40) | 45 (60) | 75 (60.5) | | Big (>5) | 5 (25) | 15 (75) | 20 (16.1) | | Occupation | | | | | | Employed | 11 (64.71) | 6 (35.29) | 17 (13.73) | 0.0001 | | Unemployed | 33 (63.47) | 19 (36.53) | 52 (41.92) | | Housewife | 0 | 55 (100) | 55 (45.35) |
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