Assessment of Quality of Life of Epileptic Patients in Ethiopia

Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, UoGRH, 2017.

Variables	Categories	Frequency()	Percent (%)
Age	18–25	167	47.2
	26–44	150	42.4
	>45	37	10.5
Sex	Male	216	61.0
	Female	138	39.0
Marital status	Single	224	63.3
	Married	89	25.1
	Divorced	31	8.8
	Widowed	10	2.8
Religion	Orthodox	317	89.7
	Protestant	7	1.9
	Muslim	28	7.9
	Jehovah	2	.5
Educational status	Illiterate	107	30.2
	Primary school	111	31.4
	Secondary school	84	23.7
	Diploma and above	52	14.7
Residency	Rural	145	41.0
	Urban	209	59.0
House hold income	<22	114	32.2
	22–66$	136	38.4
	66.1–132$	72	20.3
	132.1–220$	24	6.8
	≥220.1$	8	2.3
Occupation	Unemployed	54	15.3
	House wife	28	7.9
	Merchant or private worker	53	15.0
	Student	96	27.1
	Daily laborer	25	7.1
	Farmer	56	15.8
	Others	42	11.9
	Purchase	212	59.9

^∗$ = USD (United States Dollar).