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

Table 4

Participant’s perceived impacts and attitude towards people with epilepsy.

Variable	Yes/no	Frequency (%)
Impacts of epilepsy
Unable to work	Yes	464 (66.2)
	No	237 (33.8)
Economic problem	Yes	445 (63.5)
	No	256 (36.5)
Social dysfunction	Yes	447 (63.8)
	No	254 (36.2)
Susceptibility	Yes	462 (65.9)
	No	239 (34.1)
Death	Yes	501 (71.5)
	No	200 (28.5)
Attitude towards people with epilepsy
Will you employ a person with epilepsy?	No	660 (94.2)
	Yes	41 (5.8)
Will you allow family member to marry a person with epilepsy?	No	654 (93.3)
	Yes	47 (6.7)
Will you allow having in the same house with mentally ill?	No	430 (61.3)
	Yes	271 (38.7)
Will you allow having a neighbor with epilepsy?	No	256 (36.5)
	Yes	445 (63.5)
Do you think a person with epilepsy can learn, work?	No	351 (50.1)
	Yes	350 (49.9)
Do you think epilepsy is manageable?	No	203 (29)
	Yes	498 (71)