Research Article
Assessment of Quality of Life of Epileptic Patients in Ethiopia
Table 4
Association of socio demographics and clinical characteristics with quality of life of epileptic patients, Northwest Ethiopia; 2017.
| | Characteristics | Category | Frequency (%) | QOLIE-10 (mean) | -Value |
| | Gender | Male | 216 (61) | 19.5926 | 0.371 | | Female | 138 (39) | 20.2681 |
| | Age | | 29.0 ± 11.7 (mean ± SD) | | 0.515 |
| | Address | Urban | 209 (59) | 19.5694 | 0.350 | | Rural | 145 (41) | 20.2690 |
| | Marital status | Single | 224 (63.3) | 19.7188 | 0.342 | | Married | 89 (25.1) | 19.3933 | | Divorced | 31 (8.8) | 21.3226 | | Widowed | 10 (2.8) | 22.5000 |
| | Educational status | Illiterate | 107 (30.2) | 21.6636 | | | Primary school | 111 (31.4) | 19.7387 | | Secondary school | 84 (23.7) | 19.0357 | | Diploma and above | 52 (14.7) | 17.7115 |
| | Religion | Orthodox | 317 (89.5) | 20.0365 | 0.793 | | Protestant | 7 (2) | 19.7500 | | Islam | 28 (7.9) | 20.0000 | | Jehovah | 2 (0.6) | 13.0000 |
| | Patient occupation | Unemployed | 54 (15.3) | 23.2778 | | | House wife | 28 (7.9) | 20.6429 | | Merchant or private worker | 53 (15.0) | 18.9057 | | Student | 96 (27.1) | 19.3542 | | Daily laborer | 25 (7.1) | 19.0400 | | Farmer | 56 (15.8) | 19.8214 | | Othersa | 42 (11.9) | 17.8095 |
| | Monthly household income | <22 $∗ | 114 (32.2) | 21.4123 | 0.024∗ | | 22–66$ | 136 (38.4) | 19.4265 | | 66.1–132$ | 72 (20.3) | 19.3472 | | 132.1–220$ | 24 (6.8) | 17.1250 | | ≥220.1$ | 8 (2.3) | 17.7500 |
| | Method of acquiring AED | Free | 142 (40.1) | 20.9718 | 0.013∗ | | Purchase | 212 (59.9) | 19.1085 |
| | Age of onset | <15 years | 104 (29.4) | 19.4712 | 0.859 | | 16–30 | 194 (54.8) | 19.8918 | | 31–45 | 34 (9.6) | 20.5000 | | >46 | 22 (6.2) | 20.3636 |
| | Types of seizure | Focal seizure | 5 (1.4) | 22.8000 | 0.469 | | GTCS | 305 (86.2) | 19.7049 | | Unclassified epileptic | 44 (12.4) | 20.5682 | | Duration of epilepsy (years) | <3 | 105 (29.7) | 19.1810 | 0.554 | | 3–5 | 69 (19.5) | 19.5652 | | 5–10 | 89(25.1) | 20.4157 | | >10 | 91(25.7) | 20.3077 |
| | Number of AEDs for treatment | Mono-therapy | 291 (82.2) | 19.4330 | 0.020∗ | | Two or more drug combination | 63 (17.8) | 21.8095 | | Frequency of seizure during last follow up | No seizure | 250 (70.6) | 18.6240 | 0.001∗ | | 1-2 seizure | 79 (22.3) | 21.1646 | | 3–5 seizure | 15 (4.2) | 28.1333 | | >5 seizure | 10 (2.8) | 27.9000 |
| | Frequency of seizure during last year | No seizure | 129 (36.4) | 17.4186 | 0.001∗ | | 1–5 | 193 (54.5) | 20.7098 | | 6–10 | 20 (5.6) | 24.8000 | | >10 | 12 (3.4) | 24.0833 |
| | Presence of co-morbidity | Yes | 36 (10.2) | 22.5278 | 0.014∗ | | No | 318 (89.8) | 19.5535 |
| | Patient perception of epilepsy status | Controlled | 129 (36.4) | 17.1938 | 0.001∗ | | Improving | 199 (56.2) | 20.9598 | | No change | 20 (5.6) | 24.7000 | | Deteriorated | 6 (1.7) | 24.3333 |
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∗Significant association. GTCS: Generalized tonic clonic epilepsy. $ = USD (United States Dollar).
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