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

Table 5

Factors associated with perceived benefit of modern treatment for epilepsy.

Variables		Perceived benefit of treatment		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Yes	No
Occupation	Gov’t employee	206	40	1	1
	Private employee	125	15	1.62 (0.86, 3.05)
	Merchant	111	15	1.44 (0.76, 2.72)
	House wife	114	12	1.85 (0.93, 3.66)
	Daily worker	54	9	1.17 (0.53, 2.55)
Consider the symptoms illness	No	39	35	1	1
	Yes	571	56	9.15 (5.3, 15.59)
Current medical illness	No	159	142	1	1
	Yes	91	24	3.39 (2.05, 5.6)	2.4 (1.39, 4.17)