Table 1

Participant demographics.

Descriptionn=216 (%)
Age mean (SD)30 (± 12)
Gender n (%)
 Female115(53.2)
 Male101(46.8)
Marital status n (%)
 Married79(36.6)
 Single129(59.7)
 Divorced5(2.3)
 Widowed3(1.4)
Employment status n (%)
 Employed66(30.6)
 Unemployed150(69.4)
Educational level n (%)
 Primary school35(16.2)
 Secondary school25(11.6)
 High school75(34.7)
 University81(37.5)
seizure type n (%)
 Generalized176(81.5)
 Focal30(13.9)
 Focal to bilateral2(.9)
AED type n (%)
 Polytherapy94(43.5)
 Monotherapy115(53.2)
 Not on medication6(2.8)
Years since diagnosis n (%)
 <5 years66 (30.6)
 5–10 years62(28.7)
 >10 years85(39.4)
  • SD - standard deviation, n - sample size