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Table 1 Demographics of study participants

From: Multiple anti-epileptic drug use in children with epilepsy in Mulago hospital, Uganda: a cross sectional study

Characteristics

Multi therapy

Mono therapy

Odds Ratio

N = 45 (%)

N = 94 (%)

(95 % CI)

Male

24 (53.4)

54 (57.5)

1

Female

21 (46.6)

40 (42.5)

1.18 (0.58 – 2.41)

0 – 1 years

2 (4.5)

6 (6.4)

1

2 – 6 years

23 (51.1)

42 (44.7)

1.64 (0.31 – 8.81)

6 – 13 years

18 (40.0)

38 (40.4)

1.42 (0.26 – 7.75)

14 – 18 years

2 (4.4)

8 (8.5)

0.75 (0.08 – 6.96)

Primary caretaker

   

 Mother

30 (66.6)

66 (70.2)

1

 Father

6 (13.3)

11 (11.7)

1.20 (0.41 – 3.55)

 Grandparent

1 (2.2)

8 (8.5)

0.28 (0.03 – 2.30)

 Uncle/Aunt

5 (11.1)

6 (6.4)

1.83 (0.52 – 6.48)

 Other

3 (6.8)

3 (3.2)

2.20 (0.42 – 11.54)

District

   

 Kampala

11 (24.4)

28 (29.8)

1

 Wakiso

22 (48.9)

46 (48.9)

1.22 (0.51 – 2.88)

 Others

12 (26.7)

20 (21.3)

1.53 (0.56 – 4.15)

Guardian Education Level

   

 No formal education

4 (8.9)

3 (3.3)

1

 Primary level

19 (42.2)

38 (41.3)

0.38 (0.08 – 1.85)

 Secondary level

13 (28.9)

43 (46.7)

0.23 (0.04 – 1.15)

 Tertiary institution

9 (20.0)

8 (8.7)

0.84 (0.14 – 4.97)

Mother employment

   

 Unemployed

25 (55.6)

36 (39.2)

1

 Casual laborer

3 (6.7)

4 (4.4)

1.08 (0.22 – 5.25)

 Self-employed

11 (24.4)

42 (45.6)

0.38 (0.16 – 0.87)

 Formally employed

6 (13.3)

10 (10.8)

0.86 (0.28 – 2.68)

Household monthly income

   

 Less than100,000

9 (19.9)

27 (28.7)

1

 100,000 - 200,000

12 (26.7)

26 (27.7)

1.38 (0.50 – 3.83)

 200,000 - 500,000

12 (26.7)

16 (17.0)

2.25 (0.78 – 6.51)

 Greater than 500,000

12 (26.7)

25 (26.6)

1.44 (0.52 – 4.00)