Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Cause of epilepsy | ||
I don't know | 69 | 23.3 |
Spiritual possession | 39 | 13.2 |
Evil eye | 19 | 6.4 |
Family history | 32 | 10.8 |
Pathogens | 6 | 2.0 |
Sinful act | 37 | 12.5 |
Walks around garbage, dumps, ashes, walking along a river …… | 94 | 31.8 |
Contagious | ||
No | 255 | 86.1 |
Yes | 41 | 13.9 |
Heritable | ||
No | 235 | 79.4 |
Yes | 61 | 20.6 |
Mental illness | ||
No | 115 | 38.9 |
Yes | 181 | 61.1 |
Treatable | ||
No | 33 | 11.1 |
Yes | 263 | 88.9 |
By what means? | ||
Hole water | 1 | 0.3 |
Traditional treatment | 2 | 0.6 |
Modern medicine | 222 | 75.0 |
Hole water and modern medicine | 41 | 14.0 |