Research Article

Public Knowledge and Attitude towards Epilepsy and Its Associated Factors: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study, Ethiopia, 2019

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in Debre Berhan, 2019.

VariablesFrequencyPercent

Age in years18–3537262.4
35–4513021.8
>459415.8

OccupationFarmer or housewife9816.4
Private workers17028.5
Daily laborer6110.2
Student6510.9
Government employee20233.9

Educational statusHad not attended modern education11619.5
Primary9515.9
Secondary and pre.14524.3
>12 grade24040.3

Family roleFamily head38664.8
Son/daughter9115.3
Living alone11920