Level of Acceptance of Illness and Its Association with Quality of Life among Patients with Epilepsy in North Shewa, Ethiopia

Table 1

The sociodemographic characteristics of patients with epilepsy at the Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, 2020/2021.

Sociodemographic variable ()	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age
18-25	35	36.4
26-34	30	31.3
35-44	16	16.7
≥45	15	15.6
Sex
Male	61	63.5
Female	35	36.5
Marital status
Single	48	50
Married	44	45.8
Divorced	4	4.2
Educational status
Unable to read and write	26	27.1
Able to read and write	10	10.4
Primary school	35	36.5
Secondary school	15	15.6
Diploma and above	10	10.4
Seizure control
Controlled seizure	66	68.7
Uncontrolled seizure	30	31.3
Seizure frequency
Daily	3	3.1
Weekly	9	9.4
Monthly	18	18.8
Less than once a month	66	68.7
Length of AED treatment
1-5 years	51	53.1
6-10 years	25	26.1
11-15 years	7	7.3
16-20 years	5	5.2
≥21 years	8	8.3
AEDs used for treatment
Phenobarbital	71	73.9
Carbamazepine	12	12.5
Sodium valproate	6	6.3
Phenytoin	5	5.2
Other	2	2.1

AEDs: antiepileptic drugs.