Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics
Butabika | Mulago | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | N (75) | % (100) | N (100) | % (100) | N (175) | % (100) |
Age group | ||||||
15 – 19 | 23 | 30.7 | 24 | 24.0 | 47 | 26.9 |
20 – 24 | 23 | 30.7 | 30 | 30.0 | 53 | 30.3 |
25-29 | 8 | 10.7 | 21 | 21.0 | 29 | 16.6 |
30+ | 21 | 28.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 46 | 20.3 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 48 | 64.0 | 47 | 47.0 | 95 | 54.3 |
Female | 27 | 36.0 | 53 | 53.0 | 80 | 45.7 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 8 | 10.7 | 14 | 14.0 | 22 | 12.6 |
Separated | 4 | 5.3 | 14 | 14.0 | 18 | 10.3 |
Never married | 63 | 84.0 | 72 | 72.0 | 135 | 77.1 |
Education level | ||||||
None | 12 | 16.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 23 | 13.1 |
Primary | 32 | 42.7 | 35 | 35.0 | 67 | 38.3 |
Incomplete secondary | 22 | 29.3 | 42 | 42.0 | 64 | 36.6 |
Complete secondary | 9 | 12.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 21 | 12 |
*Epilepsy type | ||||||
Generalized | 70 | 93.3 | 76 | 76.8 | 146 | 83.9 |
Partial | 5 | 6.7 | 23 | 23.2 | 28 | 16.1 |
Type of therapy | ||||||
Mono therapy | 28 | 37.3 | 8 | 8.0 | 36 | 20.6 |
Poly-therapy | 47 | 62.7 | 92 | 92.0 | 139 | 79.4 |
Referral to hospital | ||||||
H/worker | 13 | 17.3 | 53 | 53.5 | 66 | 37.9 |
Self-referral | 46 | 61.3 | 46 | 46.5 | 92 | 52.9 |
Other | 16 | 21.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 9.2 |
Duration on treatment | ||||||
3-12 months | 19 | 25.3 | 47 | 47.0 | 66 | 37.7 |
More than 12 months | 56 | 74.7 | 53 | 53.0 | 109 | 62.3 |