Pan African Medical Journal
Journal / Pan African Medical Journal / Vol. 44 No. 1 (2023) / Articles

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Dec 5, 2023

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Epilepsy self-care practice epileptic patients

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Vol. 44 No. 1 (2023)

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Ismael Ahmed

Jimma University, Institute of Health, Faculty of Health Science, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abebe Abera

Jimma University, Institute of Health, Faculty of Health Science, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tigist Demeke

Jimma University, Institute of Health, Faculty of Health Science, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Gemechu Terefe

Jimma University, Institute of Health, Faculty of Health Science, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Sheka Shemsi

Jimma University, Institute of Health, Faculty of Health Science, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abduwalhid Awol

Jimma University, Institute of Health, Faculty of Health Science, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

Introduction: epilepsy results in multidimensional and long term effect on the patients and society. Self-care practice is critical for epileptic patient. So far, the issue of self-care practice still considered as the most important cause of poorly controlled epilepsy. Yet comprehensive epilepsy self-care practice is not recognized, which is not addressed with medical treatment alone has not been studied particular in Ethiopia. The objective was to assess self-care practice and associated factors among epileptic patients on follow up at Jimma Town public hospitals, 2020.

Methods: institution based cross-sectional study was conducted from April 08 - May 20/2020. Data was collected using structured interviewer administered questionnaire and data extraction checklist. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a total of 297 study participants. Data was entered to EPI data version 3.5.3 and exported to SPSS version 23.0 for analysis. Variables with p-value < 0.25 on bivariate analysis were candidated for multivariate analyses. Factors with p value < 0.05 on multivariate analyses were considered as statistically significant.

Results: a total of 297 study participants were included in the study giving a response rate of 99.0%. Of study participants 146(49.2%) of them were had good self-care practice. Residence (AOR= 1.712, 95%CI: 1.034-2.836, P- 0.037), Seizure frequency (AOR = 0.288, 95% CI: 0.091-0.907, P-0.034), felt stigma (AOR=0.565, 95%CI: 0.342-0.935, P- 0.026) and medication adherence (AOR=0.391, 95%CI: 0.240-0.638, P-0.000) were significantly associated with self-management practice.

Conclusion: this study found that half of the study participants were had poor self-care practice. Residence, felt stigma, increased seizure frequency and not adherence to medication were factors contributed for poor self-care practice. Therefore, intervention strategies focused on contributing factor for poor self-care practice should be considered.

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