Prevalence and Factors Associated with Perceived Stigma among Patients with Epilepsy in Ethiopia

Table 2

Distribution of study subjects by clinical factors.

Variables	(/346)	(%)
Duration of the illness
≤1 yr	21	6.1
2–5 yr	90	26
6–10 yr	85	24.6
≥11 yr	150	43.4
Duration on AEDs
≤1 yr	56	16.2
2–5 yr	106	30.6
6–10 yr	70	20.2
≥11 yr	114	32.9
Seizure in last 3 m
No	265	76.6
Yes	81	23.4
Frequency of seizure in three months
≤6x/3 m	58	71.6
>6x/3 m	23	28.4
Difficulty in attending follow-up because of fear of stigma
No	312	90.2
Yes	34	9.8
Difficulty in taking AEDs daily because of fear of stigma
Yes	28	8.1
No	318	91.9
Injury during seizure
No	212	61.3
Yes	134	38.7