| Factors | Responses (%) |
| When did you start to suffer (n = 59) | |
| Childhood | 37.3 |
| Late onset | 62.7 |
| Sudden falling (n = 173) | |
| Yes | 91.3 |
| No | 8.7 |
| Health consequences of epilepsy (n = 203) | |
| Falling and convulsion | 16.8 |
| Physical discomfort | 67.5 |
| Functional impairment | 15.7 |
| Do you experience headache (n = 59) | |
| Yes | 69.5 |
| No | 30.5 |
| The place epileptic patients seek treatment (n = 220) | |
| Hospitals | 56.9 |
| Traditional healer | 30.4 |
| Both | 12.7 |
| The reasons for the choice of a place for treatment (n = 277) | |
| Family affordability of treatment cost | 80.8 |
| Belief of the sick person | 19.2 |
| Knowledge on causes of epilepsy (n = 267) | |
| Evil spirits | 38.2 |
| Food related | 24 |
| Personal hygiene | 18 |
| Inheritance from parents | 20.1 |
| Knowledge on ways to prevent epilepsy (n = 294) | |
| Yes | 29.4 |
| No | 70.6 |