Table 1 Distribution of psychological distress in relation to the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents among the Ethiopian population, 2020
Variable | N (%) | Psychological distress | |
|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
Age groups (years) | |||
 18–24 | 60 (6.4%) | 51 (7.3%) | 9 (3.8%) |
 25–29 | 225(24.2%) | 158 (23.0%) | 66 (27.7%) |
 30–34 | 313 (33.7%) | 232 (33.3%) | 82 (34.5%) |
 35–39 | 159 (17.1%) | 117 (17.1%) | 41 (17.2%) |
 40–44 | 81 (8.7%) | 60 (8.6%) | 23 (9.7%) |
 45–49 | 49 (5.3%) | 35 (5.3%) | 12 (5.0%) |
 50 and above | 42 (4.5%) | 38 (5.5% | 5 (2.1%) |
Sex | |||
 Female | 101 (10.9%) | 70 (10.6%) | 27 (11.3%) |
 Male | 828 (89.1%) | 617 (89.2%) | 210 (88.7%) |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 326 (35.1%) | 246 (35.5%) | 80 (33.6%) |
 Ever married | 603 (64.9%) | 445 (64.5%) | 158 (66.4%) |
Educational qualification | |||
 Diplomaa | 26 (2.8%) | 21 (3.1%) | 5 (2.1%) |
 BSc/BA | 167 (18.0%) | 112 (16.1%) | 55 (23.1%) |
 MSc/MA | 493 (53.1%) | 371 (53.6%) | 122 (51.3%) |
 MD-GP | 66 (7.1%) | 50 (7.2%) | 16 (6.7%) |
 MD-resident | 43 (4.6%) | 34 (4.9%) | 9 (3.8%) |
 Ph.D | 94 (10.1%) | 70 (10.3%) | 24 (10.1%) |
 MD-specialist | 40 (4.3%) | 33 (4.8%) | 7 (2.9%) |
Occupation | |||
 Student | 72 (7.8%) | 58 (8.5%) | 14 (5.9%) |
 No job | 15 (1.6%) | 12 (1.7%) | 3 (1.3%) |
 Self and private employed | 132 (14.2%) | 91 (13.3%) | 41 (17.2%) |
 Health workers | 209 (22.5%) | 150 (21.7%) | 59 (24.8%) |
 University employed | 501 (53.9%) | 380 (54.8%) | 121 (50.8%) |
Region of residence | |||
 Oromia | 526 (56.6%) | 398 (57.1%) | 133 (55.9%) |
 Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa | 150 (16.1%) | 116 (16.6%) | 34 (14.3%) |
 SNNPR | 103 (11.1%) | 69 (9.9%) | 34 (14.3%) |
 Amhara | 52 (5.6%) | 36 (5.2%) | 16 (6.7%) |
 Tigray | 49 (5.3%) | 38 (5.5%) | 11 (4.6%) |
 Harari | 24 (2.6%) | 23 (3.3%) | 1 (0.4%) |
 Other | 25 (2.7%) | 17 (2.4%) | 9 (3.8%) |
Religion | |||
 Orthodox christian | 417 (44.9%) | 320 (46.2%) | 97 (40.8%) |
 Muslim | 114 (12.3%) | 89 (12.9%) | 25 (10.5%) |
 Protestant | 336 (36.3%) | 234 (34.0%) | 102 (42.9%) |
 Wakeffeta | 40 (4.3%) | 31 (4.4%) | 9 (3.8%) |
 Others | 22 (2.4%) | 17 (2.4%) | 5 (2.1%) |