Table 3 Distribution of Knowledge and Attitude related variables towards Epilepsy among rural residents, in Gedeo zone 2019 (n = 732)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Have information about epilepsy | Yes | 534 | 73.0 |
No | 198 | 27.0 | |
Source of information | Health professionals | 150 | 20.5 |
Media | 90 | 12.3 | |
Friends | 274 | 37.4 | |
Others | 35 | 4.8 | |
Live with Epileptic patient | Yes | 49 | 6.7 |
No | 683 | 93.3 | |
Witnessing seizure | Yes | 154 | 21.0 |
No | 578 | 79.0 | |
Perceiving epilepsy as punishment for sin | Yes | 274 | 37.4 |
No | 458 | 62.6 | |
Perceiving Substance is a cause for epilepsy | Yes | 82 | 11.2 |
No | 650 | 88.8 | |
Head injury as cause of epilepsy | Yes | 212 | 29.0 |
No | 520 | 71.0 | |
Convulsion as a symptoms of epilepsy | Yes | 592 | 80.9 |
No | 140 | 19.1 | |
Loss of consciousness as symptom of epilepsy | Yes | 407 | 55.6 |
No | 325 | 44.4 | |
Others as symptoms of epilepsy k | Yes | 34 | 4.6 |
No | 698 | 95.4 | |
Attitude towards epilepsy | favorable attitude | 354 | 48.4 |
unfavorable attitude | 378 | 51.6 | |
I can marry epileptic patients | Agree | 148 | 20.2 |
Disagree | 584 | 78.8 | |
Epilepsy is curable | agree | 488 | 66.7 |
disagree | 224 | 33.3 | |
I can be a neighbor with epileptic patients | Agree | 569 | 77.7 |
Disagree | 163 | 22.3 | |
I can Employ epileptics patients | Agree | 466 | 63.4 |
Disagree | 268 | 36.6 |