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clinical characteristics n (%) Age 18-24 55 (36.7) 25-34 37 (24.7) 35-44 34 (22.7) >=45 24 (16.0) Gender Female 77 (51.3) Male 73 (48.7) Region Rural Taif 32 (21.3) Urban Taif 118 (78.7) Marital status Single 82 (54.7) Married 61 (40.7) Divorced or Widowed 7 (4.7) Education Primary school 21 (14.0) High school 50 (33.3) College and above 57 (38.0) Illiterate 22 (14.7) Employment Governmental 24 (16.0) Private 10 (6.7) Student 40 (26.7) Unemployed 76 (50.7) Duration of Epilepsy <2 years 33 (22.0) 2-5 years 19 (12.7) > 5 years 98 (65.3) Incidence of seizures once in a month over the last 6 months Never 108 (72.0) Once 42 (28.0) Type of convulsions Focal 32 (21.3) Generalized 118 (78.7) Antiepileptic medications No 9 (6.0) Yes 141 (94.0) Number of medications (N=141) Monotherapy 92 (61.3) Polytherapy 49 (32.7) - Table 2
- Prevalence of depression and its relationship with Sociodemographic characteristics of the patients and type of convulsion.
Characteristics Depression Total P-value Minimal or None Mild Moderate Moderately severe Severe Gender Female 19 (54.3) 24 (47.1) 21 (67.7) 7 (35.0) 6 (46.2) 77 (51.3) 0.191 Male 16 (45.7) 27 (52.9) 10 (32.3) 13 (65.0) 7 (53.8) 73 (48.7) Age (in years) 18-24 7 (20.0) 24 (47.1) 8 (25.8) 11 (55.0) 5 (38.5) 55 (36.7) 0.044 25-34 10 (28.6) 11 (21.6) 8 (25.8) 3 (15.0) 5 (38.5) 37 (24.7) 35-44 8 (22.9) 14 (27.5) 9 (29.0) 2 (10.0) 1 (7.7) 34 (22.7) >=45 10 (28.6) 2 (3.9) 6 (19.4) 4 (20.0) 2 (15.4) 24 (16.0) Residency Rural Taif 6 (17.1) 13 (25.5) 6 (19.4) 4 (20.0) 3 (23.1) 32 (21.3) 0.909 Urban Taif 29 (82.9) 38 (74.5) 25 (80.6) 16 (80.0) 10 (76.9) 118 (78.7) Duration of epilepsy <2 years 6 (17.1) 9 (17.6) 7 (22.6) 7 (35.0) 4 (30.8) 33 (22.0) 0.567 2-5 years 3 (8.6) 6 (11.8) 5 (16.1) 4 (20.0) 1 (7.7) 19 (12.7) >5 years 26 (74.3) 36 (70.6) 19 (61.3) 9 (45.0) 8 (61.5) 98 (65.3) Type Focal 10 (28.6) 11 (21.6) 5 (16.1) 4 (20.0) 2 (15.4) 32 (21.3) 0.756 Generalized 25 (71.4) 40 (78.4) 26 (83.9) 16 (80.0) 11 (84.6) 118 (78.7) - Table 3
- Comparison of depression and stress level with employment, drug therapy, number of drugs and family history.
Characteristics Employment Type of drug therapy Family history of mental illness Unemployed Employed Student Monotherapy Polytherapy No Yes No stress 19 (54.3) 11 (31.4) 5 (14.3) 50 (64.1) 26 (41.3) 61 (62.2) 21 (40.4) Low 24 (47.1) 8 (15.7) 19 (37.3) 16 (20.5) 18 (28.6) 20 (20.4) 13 (25.0) High 18 (58.1) 6 (19.4) 7 (22.6) 12 (15.4) 19 (30.2) 17 (17.3) 18 (34.6) Minimal or none 7 (35.0) 6 (30.0) 7 (35.0) 19 (24.4) 14 (22.2) 28 (28.6) 7 (13.5) Mild 8 (61.5) 3 (23.1) 2 (15.4) 29 (37.2) 18 (28.6) 33 (33.7) 18 (34.6) Moderate 38 (50.0) 19 (55.9) 25 (62.5) 14 (17.9) 15 (23.8) 20 (20.4) 11 (21.2) Moderately severe 19 (25.0) 13 (38.2) 3 (7.5) 12 (15.4) 7 (11.1) 12 (12.2) 8 (15.4) Severe 19 (25.0) 2 (5.9) 12 (30.0) 4 (5.1) 9 (14.3) 5 (5.1) 8 (15.4)