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Table 3 Clinical factors of caregivers of people with SMI at Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia, July, 2016 (n = 478)

From: Perceived stigma among non-professional caregivers of people with severe mental illness, Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percent

Types of diagnosis

Schizophrenia

175

36.6

Bipolar disorders

115

24.1

MDD

188

39.3

Age of illness onset (years)

≤ 20

262

54.8

21–40

135

28.2

≥ 40

81

16.9

Duration patient’s Illness (years)

≤ 1

111

23.2

> 1

367

76.8

Duration of treatment of patients (years)

≤ 1

205

42.9

2–5

178

37.2

6–10

75

15.7

≥ 11

20

4.2

Admission

No

171

35.8

Yes

307

64.2