Table 1: Sociodemographic data on participants.

Parameters Epileptics (82) Non Epileptics (832) (X2) P-value
Age range (years) 10-50 Mean = 17.73; Median = 17 10-80 Mean = 29.68; Median = 26
Place of birth Ngie 85.4% (70/82) 77.4% (644/832)
Within Momo 6.1% (5/82) 8.1% (67/832)
Out of Momo 8.5% (7/82) 14.4% (120/832)
Gender Males 57.3% (47/82) 48.3% (402/832) 2.419 0.133
Females 42.7% (35/82) 51.7% (430/832)
Pit Latrine present at home 87.8% (72/82) 84.9% (706/832) 1.529 0.466
Status Married 11.0% (9/82) 49.9% (415/832)
Living with parents 87.9% (72/82) 38.7% (322/832)
Living alone 1.2% (1/82) 11.1% (92/832)
Literacy level None 0% (0/82) 6.3% (52/832)
Primary 74.4% (61/82) 42.2% (351/832)
Secondary 25.6% (21/82) 49.0% (408/832)
Above secondary 0% (0/82) 2.5% (21/832)
Profession Farmer 42.7% (35/82) 43.3% (360/832)
Salaried employee 1.2% (1/82) 7.7% (64/832)
Students 17.1% (14/82) 33.1% (275/832)
Business 0% 6.0% (50/832)
Herdsmen 0% 0.5% (4/832)
House works 35.4% (29/82) 5.8% (48/832)
Labourers 2.4% (2/82) 3.2% (27/832)
Craftsmen 1.2% (1/82) 0.2% (2/832)