Table 1 Sociodemographic distribution of epilepsy patients on follow up at AMSH and TAH, 2015
From: Determinants of depression among people with epilepsy in Central Ethiopia
| Variables | Numbers | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 249 | 59.0 |
| Female | 173 | 41 |
| Age | ||
| 18–24 | 105 | 24.9 |
| 25–34 | 143 | 33.9 |
| 35–44 | 113 | 26.8 |
| 45–54 | 48 | 11.4 |
| ≥ 55 | 13 | 3.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 138 | 32.7 |
| Oromo | 126 | 29.9 |
| Tigre | 24 | 5.7 |
| Gurage | 119 | 28.2 |
| Others | 15 | 3.6 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 212 | 50.2 |
| Divorce | 58 | 13.7 |
| Widowed | 9 | 2.1 |
| Married | 143 | 33.9 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 270 | 64.0 |
| Muslim | 98 | 23.0 |
| Protestant | 54 | 12.6 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 372 | 88.2 |
| Rural | 50 | 11.8 |
| Education | ||
| Unable to read and write | 24 | 5.7 |
| Primary (1–8) | 145 | 34.4 |
| Secondary (9–12) | 172 | 40.8 |
| Diploma and degree | 81 | 19.2 |
| Occupation | ||
| Not employed | 41 | 9.7 |
| Employed | 381 | 90.3 |
| With whom living now | ||
| Family | 396 | 93.8 |
| Alone | 14 | 3.3 |
| Relative/friend | 12 | 2.8 |