Assessment Of Health Related Quality Of Life Among Adolescent With Epilepsy In Government Hospitals Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2019.

Background: -Epilepsy is a chronic neurologic disorder which affects the individual inrndifferent aspect of health domain. Health related quality of life incorporates the increasingrnawareness of one's psychological, social, and behavioral well-being in addition to physicalrnwell-being in chronic disorder. Adolescents with epilepsy has diminished health relatedrnquality of life due to the stigma of the disease, the dramatic and often frightening nature ofrnseizures, the lack of control over epileptic activity, and the risk for physical harm.rnObjective: - This study aimed to assess health related quality of life and associated factorrnamong adolescent with epilepsy in government hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.rnMethods: - An institutional based cross sectional study was employed from March 10 to Mayrn10/2019 at Tikur Anbessa and Amanuel Mental specialized hospitals. Random samplingrnmethods and face to face interview data collection method was used. Adolescents wererncompleted PedsQLâ„¢ 3.0 Epilepsy Module. Multivariable linear regression was done andrnsignificant association was declared at p

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