Prevalence and associated factors of depression among people with epilepsy in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Distribution of study subjects by clinically related factors of peoples with epilepsy (n = 296) on follow-up at Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital and Mekelle hospital, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age of onset
< 6 years	32	10.8
6–11 years	76	25.7
12–17 years	68	23.0
18 and above years	120	40.5
Total duration of the illness
≤ 1 year	11	3.7
2–5 years	64	21.6
6–10 years	86	29.1
11 years or above	135	45.6
Number of seizures
≤ 2 per month	163	55.1
3–5 per month	82	27.6
6–10 per 6 months	41	13.9
≥ 11 per year	10	3.4
Seizures-related physical trauma
No	162	54.7
Yes	134	45.3
Number of AEDs
Monotherapy	216	73.0
Polytherapy	80	27.0
Length of time with medication
0–11 months	31	10.5
Less than 2 years	40	13.5
2–5 years	85	28.7
6–10 years	52	17.6
11 or more years	88	29.7
Improvement with medication
No	53	17.9
Yes	243	82.1
Medication-related side effects
No	207	69.9
Yes	89	30.1
Lifetime substance use history
No	220	74.3
Yes	76	25.7
Substance use history in the past 3 months
No	267	90.2
Yes	29	9.8
Presence of chronic medical illness
No	250	84.5
Yes	46	15.5
Perceived stigma
No	193	65.2
Yes	103	34.8
Anxiety
No	200	67.6
Yes	96	32.4
Stress
No	227	76.7
Yes	69	23.3
History of physical abused
No	284	95.9
Yes	12	4.1
History of sexual abused
No	293	99.0
Yes	3	1.0
Suicidal attempt history
No	285	96.3
Yes	11	3.7
Presence of suicidal wish
No	238	80.4
Yes	58	19.6