Table 2 Behaviour and therapeutic itinerary of patients with epilepsy
| Variables | N (Frequency %) |
|---|---|
| Patients’ beliefs about the origin of epilepsy | |
| Natural Disease | 31 (28.2) |
| Supernatural | 70 (69.96) |
| No opinion | 9 (8.2) |
| Onset age | |
| 0–10 | 53 (48.02) |
| 11–30 | 40 (36.4) |
| 31–50 | 11 (10.0) |
| > 51 | 6 (5.5) |
| First consultation | |
| Traditional healers | 57 (51.8) |
| Male nurse | 4 (3.7) |
| General Practitioner | 48 (43.6) |
| Pharmacy | 1 (0.9) |