Marital prospects of people with epilepsy among Asians
- Author:
Myeong-Kyu Kim
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Neurology Asia
2007;12(Supplement 1):13-14
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Epilepsy can have serious consequences on marriage among Asians. The marriage rate among
Korean people with epilepsy was about 80% of expected in general population. Other than seizures,
unemployment in men and earlier onset of seizures are significant factors for lower marriage rate. The
overall divorce rate in general population aged more than 20 years in Korea was 0.7% as compared
with 9% in people with epilepsy. Similar high divorce rate was also reported in India particularly
among women. Active seizures and unemployment may be factors in divorce particularly among particularly among
men in Korea
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