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