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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of people with severe mental disorders (schizophrenia, n = 270 and bipolar disorder, n = 272) Amanuel Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August, 2016

From: Suicidal ideation and attempts among people with severe mental disorder, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, comparative cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Schizophrenia

Bipolar disorder

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Sex

 Male

186

68.8

196

72.1

 Female

84

31.1

76

28.9

Age in years

 20–27

105

38.8

101

37.2

 28–38

96

35.6

98

36

 39–53

69

25.6

73

26.8

Marital status

 Single

157

58.2

159

58.5

 Married

73

27

79

29

 Separated

14

5.2

14

5.1

 Divorce

26

9.6

20

7.4

Place of residence

 Urban

186

68.9

182

66.9

 Rural

84

31.1

90

33.1

Religion

 Orthodox

168

62.3

166

61

 Muslim

73

27

81

29.8

 Protestant

24

8.8

19

7

 Catholic

5

1.9

6

2.2

Educational level

 No school

30

11.1

27

9.9

 Primary

78

28.9

86

31.6

 Secondary

105

38.9

105

38.6

 Higher education

57

21.1

54

19.9

Occupation

 Government employee

23

8.5

28

10.2

 Private employee

89

33

87

32

 Merchant

56

20.6

57

21

 Unemployed

23

8.5

22

8.1

 Student

59

21.9

53

19.5

 Others

20

7.5

25

9.2

Monthly income

 300–1000

106

39.2

107

39.3

 1001–1900

92

34.2

91

33.5

 1901–3000

72

26.6

74

27.2

Ethnicity

 Amhara

63

23.3

58

21.3

 Tigray

40

14.8

38

14

 Oromo

102

37.8

100

36.8

 Gurage

55

20.4

64

23.5

 Others

10

3.7

12

4.4