Table 4 Factors associated with school absenteeism of school age children and adolescents with seizure disorder attending follow up at PNC in TASH between April and July, 2018
Variables | School Absenteeism | COR(95%CI) | AOD (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
Age groups | ||||
7–12 years | 47 | 86 | 2.49(1.1–5.6) | 2.01(0.83–5.24) |
13–18 years | 9 | 41 | ||
Sex | ||||
Male | 39 | 63 | 2.33(1.2–4.6) | 2.19(1.03–4.84) |
Female | 17 | 64 | ||
Family size | ||||
< 5 members | 24 | 57 | 0.89(0.45–1.70) | |
≥5 members | 32 | 70 | ||
Duration of seizure | ||||
< 5 | 9 | 8 | 3.12(1.64–6.05) | 2.36(1.09–5.15) |
≥5 | 47 | 119 | ||
Repeated grade | ||||
Never repeated | 38 | 61 | 2.28(1.19–4.49) | 1.57(0.73–3.42) |
Repeated | 18 | 66 | ||
Marital status of primary care giver | ||||
Single | 28 | 7 | 0.51 (0.19–1.19) | |
Married | 98 | 50 | ||
Educational status of primary care giver | ||||
< high school | 16 | 57 | 1.0 (0.5–1.9) | |
High school | 12 | 27 | 1.31 (0.2–27.4) | |
College + | 28 | 41 | ||
Seizure frequency | ||||
= < 1 month | 39 | 65 | 2.18(1.13–4.34) | 1.55(0.69–3.55) |
> 1 month | 17 | 62 | ||
Seizure at school | ||||
No | 42 | 53 | 4.19(2.1–8.4) | 0.39(0.17–0.89) |
Yes | 14 | 74 | ||
Symptomatic seizure | ||||
No | 35 | 104 | 2.71(1.33–1.55) | 2.51(1.09–5.86) |
Yes | 21 | 23 | ||
Guardians disclosed epilepsy status to teacher | ||||
No | 13 | 11 | 3.19(1.33–7.6) | 0.40(0.13–1.18) |
Yes | 43 | 116 | ||