Table 4 Factors associated with knowledge related to epilepsy among parents/guardians of epileptic children at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College
Variables | Category | Level of Knowledge | Chi Square | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good(%) | Poor (%) | ||||
Gender of the caregivers | Male | 14(36.8) | 24(63.2) | 3.85 | 0.05* |
Female | 46(56.1) | 36(43.9) | |||
Age of the caregivers | 18–35 | 34(49.3) | 35(50.7) | 0.812 | 0.66 |
36–45 | 18(47.4) | 20(52.6) | |||
≥ 46 | 8(61.5) | 5(38.5) | |||
Caregivers level of education | No education | 9(34.6) | 17(65.4) | 4.89 | 0.18 |
Primary | 18(46.2) | 21(53.8) | |||
Secondary | 15(60) | 10(40) | |||
Tertiary or higher | 18(60) | 12(40) | |||
Caregivers religion | Orthodox | 36(43.9) | 46(56.1) | 4.80 | 0.09 |
Protestant | 8(53.3) | 7(46.7) | |||
Muslim | 16(69.6) | 7(30.4) | |||
Caregivers marital status | Single | 2(22.2) | 7(77.8) | 4.99 | 0.173 |
Married | 44(52.4) | 40(47.6) | |||
Living together | 5(38.5) | 8(61.5) | |||
Divorced/Separated | 7(58.3) | 5(41.7) | |||
Duration of epilepsy in month | < 36 | 33(53.2) | 29(46.8) | 0.534 | 0.465 |
> 36 | 27(46.6) | 31(53.4) | |||
Number of seizure medication taken daily | 1 | 43(53.1) | 38(46.9) | 0.95 | 0.33 |
≥ 2 | 17(43.6) | 22(56.4) | |||
Comorbidities | Yes | 17(50) | 17(50) | 0.001 | 1.00 |
No | 43(50) | 43(50 | |||
Family history of epilepsy | Yes | 7(41.2) | 10(58.8) | 0.61 | 0.43 |
No | 53(51.5) | 50(48.5) | |||
Heard or read about epilepsy | Yes | 50(80.6) | 12(19.4) | 48.18 | 0.000* |
No | 10(17.2) | 48(82.8) | |||
Knew someone with epilepsy | Yes | 50(82) | 11 (18) | 50.71 | 0.000* |
No | 10(16.9) | 49(83.1) | |||