Nonadherence to Antiepileptic Medications and Its Determinants among Epileptic Patients at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019: An Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Distribution of epileptic patients by clinical and treatment-related factors at UGCSH, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 356).

Variables	Categories	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Current AEM	Phenobarbital	227	63.8
	Phenytoin	144	40.4
	Sodium-valproate	38	10.7
	Carbamazepine	70	19.7
	Others	16	4.5
Comfortable with taste of AEMs	Yes	298	83.7
	No	58	16.3
Number of AEMs taken	One	235	66.0
	Two	101	28.4
	More than two	20	5.6
Type of seizure	Focal	74	20.8
	Generalized	282	79.2
Comorbidity	Yes	53	14.9
	No	303	85.1
Side effect report	Yes	69	19.4
	No	287	80.6
Duration of treatment	3 months–1 year	53	14.9
	1–3 years	87	24.4
	3–5 years	68	19.1
	>5 years	148	41.6
Getting medication	Freely	157	44.1
	On fee	199	55.9
Getting health information	Yes	199	55.9
	No	157	44.1