Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of adult patients with epilepsy admitted to public hospitals in Arba Minch Town, January 2024
| Â | Frequency | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 237 | 60.5 | |
Female | 155 | 39.5 | ||
Age group | 18–29 years | 184 | 46.9 | |
30–39 years | 134 | 34.2 | ||
40–49 years | 27 | 6.9 | ||
50 years and above | 47 | 12.0 | ||
Religion | Orthodox | 142 | 36.2 | |
Protestant | 171 | 43.6 | ||
Muslim | 41 | 10.5 | ||
Catholic | 38 | 9.7 | ||
Ethnicity | Gamo | 212 | 54.1 | |
Amhara | 113 | 28.8 | ||
Wolaita | 35 | 8.9 | ||
Konso | 10 | 2.6 | ||
Gurage | 22 | 5.6 | ||
Marital status | Married | 231 | 58.9 | |
Widowed | 31 | 7.9 | ||
Divorced | 8 | 2.0 | ||
Single | 122 | 31.1 | ||
Level of education | Illiterate | 199 | 50.8 | |
Primary school complete | 115 | 29.3 | ||
Secondary School complete | 35 | 8.9 | ||
College and above | 43 | 11.0 | ||
Occupation | Merchant | 246 | 62.8 | |
Unemployed | 52 | 13.3 | ||
Farmer | 52 | 13.3 | ||
Others | 5 | 1.3 | ||
Employed | 37 | 9.4 | ||