Research Article
Community’s Perception and Attitude towards People with Epilepsy in Ethiopia
Table 2
Participant’s perceived cause of epilepsy (
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| | Cause of epilepsy | Yes/no | Frequency (%) |
| | Poverty | No | 423 (60.3) | | Yes | 278 (39.7) |
| | Substance use | No | 268 (38.2) | | Yes | 433 (61.8) |
| | Bad sprit | No | 352 (50.2) | | Yes | 349 (49.8) |
| | Possession | No | 492 (70.2) | | Yes | 209 (29.8) |
| | Genetics | No | 399 (56.92) | | Yes | 302 (43.08) |
| | God’s will | No | 544 (77.6) | | Yes | 157 (22.4) |
| | Social isolation | No | 455 (64.9) | | Yes | 246 (35.1) |
| | Stress | No | 63 (9) | | Yes | 638 (91) |
| | Sudden event | No | 559 (79.74) | | Yes | 142 (20.26) |
| | Medical illness | No | 528 (75.3) | | Yes | 173 (24.7) |
| | Have no idea | | 39 (5.56) |
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