Common mental disorders and its determinants among epileptic patients at an outpatient epileptic clinic in Felegehiwot Referral Hospital, Bahirdar, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

Wubie, Mengesha Birkie; Alebachew, Mogesie Necho; Yigzaw, Asmare Belete

doi:10.1186/s13033-019-0333-4

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Table 3 Common mental disorder symptoms of epileptic patients attending Felegehiwot Referral Hospital epileptic clinic (n = 422), Bahirdar, Ethiopia, February 2019

From: Common mental disorders and its determinants among epileptic patients at an outpatient epileptic clinic in Felegehiwot Referral Hospital, Bahirdar, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

Characters	Classification	Frequency	Percent
Do you often have headache?	Yes	184	43.6
Do you often have headache?	No	238	56.4
Is your appetite poor?	Yes	175	41.5
Is your appetite poor?	No	247	58.5
Do you sleep badly?	Yes	146	34.6
Do you sleep badly?	No	276	65.4
Are you easily frightened?	Yes	75	17.8
Are you easily frightened?	No	347	82.2
Do your hands shake?	Yes	60	14.2
Do your hands shake?	No	362	85.8
Do you feel nervous, tense or worried?	Yes	86	20.4
Do you feel nervous, tense or worried?	No	336	79.6
Is your digestion poor?	Yes	71	16.8
Is your digestion poor?	No	351	83.2
Do you have trouble thinking clearly?	Yes	82	19.4
Do you have trouble thinking clearly?	No	340	80.6
Do you feel unhappy?	Yes	75	17.8
Do you feel unhappy?	No	347	82.2
Do you cry more than usual?	Yes	87	20.6
Do you cry more than usual?	No	335	79.4
Do you find it difficult to enjoy your daily activities?	Yes	82	19.4
Do you find it difficult to enjoy your daily activities?	No	340	80.6
Do you find difficult to make decision?	Yes	78	18.5
Do you find difficult to make decision?	No	344	81.5
Is your daily work suffering?	Yes	88	20.9
Is your daily work suffering?	No	334	79.1
Are you unable play a useful part in life?	Yes	89	21.1
Are you unable play a useful part in life?	No	333	78.8
Have lost interest in things?	Yes	78	18.5
Have lost interest in things?	No	344	81.5
Do you feel that you are a worthless person?	Yes	67	84.1
Do you feel that you are a worthless person?	No	355	15.9
Has the thought of ending your life been on your mind?	Yes	74	17.5
Has the thought of ending your life been on your mind?	No	348	82.5
Do you feel tired all the time?	Yes	104	24.6
Do you feel tired all the time?	No	318	75.4
Are you easily tired?	Yes	80	81
Are you easily tired?	No	342	19

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