Table 4 Variables of the model of binary logistic regression and socio-demographic and cultural characteristics associated with to first consultants

Education of patients’ parents

  The two illiterates

45

25 (54.3%)

20 (44.4%)

Ref.

  One of the two educated

16

8 (50.0%)

8 (50.0%)

2.088 (0.326–3.247)

  The two educated

34

12 (35.3%)

22 (64.7%)

1.513 (0.174–1.091)

Age distribution

  0–15

14

2 (14.3%)

12 (87.5%)

Ref.

  16–30

50

28 (56.0%)

22 (44.0%)

0.113 (0.016–0.779)

  31–45

27

17 (63.0%)

10 (37.0%)

0.106 (0.014–0.822)

  46–60

13

7 (53.8%)

6 (46.2%)

0.065 (0.005–0.878)

  > 61

6

3 (50.0%)

3 (50.0)

0.022 (0.000–1.130)

Occupation of patients

  Unemployed patients

40

24 (60.0%)

16 (40.0%)

Ref.

  Housewives

21

13 (61.9%)

8 (38.1%)

0.919 (0.258–3.276)

  Students

18

3 (16.7%)

15 (83.3%)

4.041 (0.863–18.921)

  Officials and liberal professions

11

3 (27.3%)

8 (72.7%)

4.721 (0.963–23.142)

  Workers or Executing Agents

17

12 (70.6%)

5 (29.4%)

0.738 (0.186–2.925)

  Retired

3

2 (66.7%)

1 (33.3%)

0.111–15.960

Age at first seizure

  0–10

53

32 (60.4%)

21 (39. %)

Ref.

  11–30

40

19 (47.5%)

21 (52.5%)

2.773 (0.954–8.065)

  31–50

11

5 (45.5%)

6 (54.5%)

5.925 (1.025–34.261)

  > 50

6

1 (16.7%)

5 (83.3%)

48.241 (1.821–1278.293)