Do you know any other person with the disease (n = 276) | |
Yes | 54.7 |
No | 45.3 |
Effects of epilepsy to education (n = 228) | |
Forced to stop studies | 15.4 |
Refused to be admitted in schools | 17.5 |
Absentees | 22.4 |
Poor performance | 44.7 |
Is the epileptic person cause burden to others (n = 259) | |
Yes | 73.7 |
No | 26.3 |
Why epileptic condition cause burden to others (n = 282) | |
Cost for health care | 54.5 |
Lowers family income | 45.5 |
The effects of epilepsy in marriage (n = 282) | |
Quarrels to the partner | 58.7 |
Separation | 29.1 |
Divorce | 12.2 |
Do you stay far from social functions (n = 240) | |
Yes | 52.9 |
No | 47.1 |
Effects on getting marriage (n = 260) | |
Other member of the family | 48.5 |
Epileptic individual | 51.5 |
Ways of epilepsy transmission (n = 106) | |
Sleeping with epileptic person | 56.6 |
Eating with epileptic person | 25.5 |
Shaking hands | 9.4 |
Sex and touching saliva | 8.5 |
How can you prevent (n = 305) | |
Prayers | 15.5 |
By treatment | 19 |
Don’t know | 65.6 |