Antiepileptic Drug Nonadherence and Its Predictors among People with Epilepsy

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of people with epilepsy, Ethiopia, 2015 ().

Variables	Categories	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	264	58.7
	Female	186	41.3
Age	18–25	210	46.7
	26–44	195	43.3
	45 and above	45	10
Marital status	Single	206	45.8
	Married	167	37.1
	Divorced	63	14
	Widowed	14	3.1
Religion	Protestant	27	6
	Muslim	30	6.7
	Orthodox	393	87.3
Ethnicity	Amhara	450	100
Occupation	Self/private employed	274	60.9
	Jobless	144	32
	Government employee	32	7.1
Educational status	Unable to read and write	201	44.7
	Primary school	149	33.1
	Secondary school	50	11.1
	Diploma and above	50	11.1
Wealth index	Lowest	87	19.3
	Second	91	20.2
	Middle	101	22.4
	Fourth	103	22.9
	Highest	68	15.1
Residence	Rural	338	75.1
	Urban	112	24.9