Sociodemographic, Clinical Variables, and Quality of Life in Patients with Epilepsy in Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia
Table 3
Difference of QOL score in epilepsy patient in ACSH and Mekelle Hospital.
Parameter
(%)
Total QOL score (Mean (SD))
Sex
Female
68 (38.9)
80.21 (20.37)
0.888a
Male
107 (61.1)
76.55 (21.01)
Residence
Urban
100 (57.1)
78.33 (21.72)
0.245a
Rural
75 (42.9)
77.5 (19.59)
Level of educationc
No formal educationd
26 (14.9)
69.48 (21.27)
0.001b
Primarya
47 (26.9) 72 (41.1)
73.13 (21.88)
Secondary
30 (17.1)
79.38 (20.76)
Tertiary and above
89.52 (11.85)
ADR
Yes
48 (27.4)
72.81 (22.14)
0.273a
No
127 (72.6)
79.92 (19.98)
Presence of seizure per monthc
Absence
14 (8)
91.28 (9.21)
0.001a
Present
161 (92)
76.81 (21.11)
Drug therapy
Monotherapy
121 (69.1)
79.58 (20.24)
0.785a
Polytherapy
54 (30.1)
74.37 (21.7)
aIndependent sample t-test; bone-way ANOVA; csignificance consider when ; SD = standard deviation; N = number of patients; ADR = adverse drug reaction; QOL = quality of life; d value ≤ 0.001; e value 0.003.