Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of caregivers with children diagnosed with epilepsy attending a pediatric outpatient clinic: a descriptive, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 7 Caregivers’ practices in managing treatment of epilepsy

Characteristics		Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Has the child been treated with traditional treatment		Yes	35	29.2
Has the child been treated with traditional treatment		No	85	70.8
For seizure is the child getting any other treatment besides anti-seizure medication		Yes	85	70.8
		No	35	29.2
At the onset of seizure where did you take the child for treatment		Health facilities	82	68.3
		Religious institutions	32	26.6
		Traditional healer	6	5.1
If you had a friend or relative with epilepsy what kind of treatment would you suggest	Take to holy water	Yes	29	24.2
	Take to holy water	No	91	75.8
	See a doctor	Yes	113	94.2
	See a doctor	No	7	5.8
	See a traditional healer	Yes	9	7.5
	See a traditional healer	No	111	92.5

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