Table 1 Demographic and socio-cultural characteristics of patients with epilepsy (N = 110)
Variables | N (frequency %) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
  Male | 56 (50.9) |
  Female | 54 (49.1) |
Age distribution | |
 0–15 | 14 (12.7) |
  16–30 | 50 (45.5) |
  31–45 | 27 (24.5) |
  46–60 | 13 (11.8) |
  > 61 | 6 (5.5) |
Marital status | |
  Single | 72 (65.5) |
  Married | 31(28.2) |
  Divorced or widowed | 7 (6.3) |
Level of education | |
  Low level instruction a | 36 (32.7) |
  Average level b | 58 (52.7) |
  Higher level c | 16 (14.5) |
Epileptics in the family of respondents | |
  Children | 4 (14.2) |
  Parents | 5 (17.9) |
  Siblings Cousin-uncle | 5 (17.9) 14 (50.0) |
Education level of parents | |
  The two illiterates | 45 (47.4) |
  One of the two educated | 16 (16.8) |
  The two educated | 34 (35.8) |
Socio-professional | |
  Unemployed patients | 40 (36.4) |
  Housewives | 21 (19.1) |
  Students | 18 (16.4) |
  Officials and liberal professions | 11 (10.0) |
  Workers or Executing Agents | 17 (15.5) |
  Retired | 3 (2.6) |