RESUMO
Epilepsy is a chronic illness that affects all ages and which has long-term complications, such as impairment of employability. We estimated the unemployment rate among 100 epileptic patients attending two public medical clinics in Tikrit. The overall rate of unemployment was 33%. The rate was significantly greater in those whose epilepsy was not controlled and those in whom the age at onset of epilepsy was younger.
Assuntos
Epilepsia/epidemiologia , Epilepsia/prevenção & controle , Desemprego/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idade de Início , Criança , Pessoas com Deficiência/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Humanos , Iraque/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Avaliação das Necessidades , Características de Residência/estatística & dados numéricos , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
Epilepsy is a chronic illness that affects all ages and which has long-term complications, such as impairment of employability. We estimated the unemployment rate among 100 epileptic patients attending two public medical clinics in Tikrit. The overall rate of unemployment was 33%. The rate was significantly greater in those whose epilepsy was not controlled and those in whom the age at onset of epilepsy was younger
