Research Article

Determinants of Noncompliance to Clinic Appointments and Medications among Nigerian Children with Epilepsy: Experience in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria

Table 2

The association between default from clinic appointments and seizure related variables.

Nondefaulter (%)Defaulters (%) value

Seizure type
 Generalized tonic clonic 64 (80.00)16 (20.00)10.620.22
 Complex partial 14 (82.35)3 (17.65)
 Simple partial 4 (66.67)2 (33.33)
 Absence 2 (66.67)1 (33.33)
 Other seizures 3 (42.86)4 (57.14)
Age at onset of epilepsy (years)
 <2 8 (80.00)2 (20.00)0.060.92
 2–5 36 (76.60)11 (23.40)
 >5 43 (76.79)13 (23.21)
Antiepileptic medication
 Carbamazepine 34 (82.93)7 (17.07)16.130.02
 Phenobarbitone16 (66.67)6 (33.33)
 Sodium valproate 14 (93.33)1 (6.67)
 Phenytoin3 (50.00)3 (50.00)
 Others4 (66.67)2 (33.33)
Seizure control
 Excellent9 (81.82)2 (18.18)3.750.29
 Good20 (83.33)4 (16.67)
 Partial43 (79.63)11 (20.37)
 Poor 15 (62.50)9 (37.50)
Previous history of status epilepticus
 No 75 (77.32)22 (22.68)0.76
 Yes 12 (75.00)4 (25.00)
Family history of epilepsy
 No73 (80.22)18 (19.78)2.750.1
 Yes14 (63.64)8 (36.36)
Electroencephalogram finding
 Normal7 (63.64)4 (36.36)0.47
 Abnormal30 (75.00)10 (25.00)
Associated abnormality
 Absent73 (79.35)22 (20.65)0.310.80
 Present 14 (77.78)4 (22.22)