Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices on Epilepsy among High School Students of Central Nepal

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of high school students ().

Characteristics ()	Categories	(%)
Age	13 to 18
Gender	Male	760 (55.9)
	Female	600 (44.1)
Religion	Hindu	1187 (87.3)
	Buddhist	142 (10.4)
	Christian	23 (1.7)
	Muslim	7 (0.5)
	Secular	1 (0.1)
Family history of epilepsy	Yes	22 (1.6)
	No	1338 (98.4)
Neighbour with history of epilepsy	Yes	119 (8.8)
	No	1241 (91.3)

Note: mean ± SD instead of (%). SD: standard deviation.