Table 1 Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of ambulatory patients with schizophrenia in five comprehensive specialized hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 414)
Baseline characteristics | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 220 (53.1) |
Female | 194 (46.9) | |
Age |  ≤ 24 | 96 (23.2) |
25–34 | 129 (31.2) | |
35–44 | 124 (30.0) | |
45–54 | 43 (10.4) | |
 ≥ 55 | 22 (5.3) | |
Educational Status | No formal education | 169 (40.8) |
Primary education | 90 (21.7) | |
Secondary education | 87 (21.0) | |
College & above | 68 (16.4) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 366 (88.4) |
Muslim | 43 (10.4) | |
Protestant | 5 (1.2) | |
Occupation | Farmer | 127 (30.7) |
Housewife | 61 (14.7) | |
Student | 58 (14.0) | |
Unemployed | 57 (13.8) | |
Gov’t employer | 56 (13.5) | |
Private business | 44 (10.6) | |
Daily laborer | 11 (2.7) | |
Marital status | Single | 174 (42.0) |
Married | 166 (40.1) | |
Divorced | 69 (16.7) | |
Widowed | 5 (1.2) | |
Living arrangements | With relatives/families | 353 (85.3) |
Alone | 51 (12.3) | |
In charitable organization | 10 (2.4) | |
Residence | Rural | 244 (58.9) |
Urban | 170 (41.1) | |
Cigarette smoking | No | 377 (91.1) |
Yes | 37 (8.9) | |
Alcohol use | No | 350 (84.5) |
Yes | 64 (15.5) | |
Cannabis use | No | 411 (99.3) |
Yes | 3 (0.7) | |
Khat use | No | 398 (96.1) |
Yes | 16 (3.9) |