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Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic variables by epilepsy status

From: Quality of life among patients living with epilepsy attending the neurology clinic at kenyatta national hospital, Nairobi, Kenya: a comparative study

Variable

PLWE (%)

Total (%)

X 2

P value

Gender

    

Male

78 (52.0)

139 (46.3)

  

Female

72 (48.0)

161 (53.7)

3.874

0.064

Residence

    

Urban

75 (50.0)

154 (51.3)

  

Rural

75 (50.0)

146 (48.7)

0.213

0.729

Religion

    

Protestant

92 (61.3)

189 (63.0)

  

Catholic

56 (37.3)

108 (36.0)

  

Others

2 (1.4)

3 (1.0)

0.614

0.736

Level of education

    

No formal

10 (6.7)

11 (3.7)

  

Primary

53 (35.3)

79 (26.3)

  

Secondary

61 (40.7)

113 (37.7)

  

Tertiary

18 (12.0)

81 (27.0)

  

University

8 (5.3)

16 (5.3)

44.132

<0.001*

Marital status

    

Ever married

69 (46.0)

171 (57.0)

  

Never married

81 (54.0)

129 (43.0)

14.81

<0.001*

Employment status

    

Employed

62 (41.3)

174 (58.0)

  

Unemployed

88 (58.7)

126 (42.0)

34.209

<0.001*

Types of employment

    

Skilled

20 (32.3)

74 (42.5)

  

Unskilled

42 (67.7)

100 (57.5)

4.157

0.041*

  1. * Statistically significant.