Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants with severe psychiatric disorders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (n = 309)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 202 | 65.37 |
 Female | 107 | 34.63 |
Age | ||
 30 or less | 110 | 35.6 |
 30 to 40 | 106 | 34.3 |
 41 and more | 93 | 30.1 |
SPD type | ||
 Schizophrenia | 135 | 43.69 |
 Bipolar disorder | 54 | 17.48 |
 MDD | 92 | 29.77 |
 Schizoaffective disorders | 28 | 9.06 |
Educational status | ||
 Uneducated | 30 | 9.71 |
 Primary | 103 | 33.33 |
 Secondary | 118 | 38.19 |
 Higher | 58 | 18.77 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Amhara | 95 | 30.74 |
 Gurage | 82 | 26.54 |
 Oromo | 91 | 29.45 |
 Others | 41 | 13.27 |
Religion | ||
 Muslim | 87 | 28.16 |
 Orthodox | 157 | 51.46 |
 Protestant | 57 | 18.54 |
 Others | 6 | 1.94 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 202 | 65.37 |
 Married | 74 | 23.95 |
 Divorcee/widowed | 33 | 10.68 |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 235 | 76.05 |
 Rural | 74 | 29.95 |