Table 3 The relationship between the first consultant and socio-demographic and cultural characteristic in patients with epilepsy
| Variables | Modality | First consultant N | χ2 test | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional | Modern | ||||
| Education level of the patients’ parents | The two illiterates | 25 | 20 | 2.346 | 0.310 |
| One of the two educated | 9 | 7 | |||
| The two educated | 13 | 21 | |||
| Age distribution | 0–15 | 2 | 12 | 9.62 | 0.047 |
| 16–30 | 28 | 22 | |||
| 31–45 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 46–60 | 7 | 6 | |||
| > 60 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Occupation of patients | Unemployed patients | 24 | 16 | 16.155 | 0.006 |
| Students | 3 | 15 | |||
| Housewives | 13 | 8 | |||
| Officials and liberal professions | 3 | 8 | |||
| Workers or Executing Agents | 12 | 5 | |||
| Retired | 2 | 1 | |||