AUTHOR=Seid Jemal , Gebrehiwot Birhane , Andualem Fantahun , Kassaye Abenet , Mohammed Jemal , Akele Mulugeta 

TITLE=Factors associated with stress-related symptoms among people with epilepsy in Ethiopia, a cross-sectional study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1218448

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2023.1218448

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=Stress is a common psychological problem present in people with epilepsy at any time and has a serious impact on the health-related gratification of people with epilepsy and their cohabiters. This study aimed to assess the magnitude and related factors of stress.Metheds: Hospita based cross-sectional study was carried out among systematically chosen 301 people with epilepsy. The seven stress related items of Depression, Anxiety and Stress -21 questionnaire measured the stress. The data were entered using Epi Info and analyzed by SPSS version 25. Predictors with a P-value < 0.20 in the bivariate logistic regression were transferred into the multivariate model. A p-value of less than 0.05 was viewed as statistically significant.The prevalence of stress symptoms in this study was 23.9%. Daily labor occupational status with Adjusted Odds ratio ((AOR) = 0.042, 95% CI: 0.004, 0.469), onset of illness at the age of 18 years & above (AOR= 0.188, 95% CI: 0.046, 0.771), perceived stigma (AOR= 3.320, 95%