Community’s Perception and Attitude towards People with Epilepsy in Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants ().

Variable		Frequency (%)
Age	23-27	121 (17.3)
	28-32	213 (30.4)
	33-37	101 (14.4)
	38-42	152 (21.7)
	≥43	114 (16.3)
Religion	Protestant	438 (62.5)
	Orthodox	201 (28.7)
	Muslim	34 (4.9)
	Catholic	28 (4)
Marital status	Single	13 (1.9)
	Divorced	4 (0.6)
	Widowed	5 (0.7)
	Separated	22 (3.1)
	Married	657 (93.7)
Educational status	Illiterate	17 (2.4)
	Primary school	93 (13.3)
	Secondary school	267 (38.1)
	Certificate and above	324 (46.2)
Occupational	Government	246 (35.1)
	Private employ	140 (20)
	Merchant	126 (18)
	House wife	126 (18)
	Daily worker	44 (6.3)
	Student	19 (2.7)