Expressed emotion of caregivers among schizophrenic patients visiting Jimma University Medical Center Psychiatry Outpatient Unit, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of caregiver of patient with schizophrenia at Jimma University Medical Center Psychiatry Clinic, Southwest Ethiopia 2019 (n = 422)

Variable	Category	Frequency (n)	Percent
Age	18–27	117	27.7
	28–38	97	23.0
	39–52	105	24.9
	52–79	103	24.4
Sex	Male	281	66.6
Sex	Female	141	33.4
Marital status	Single	111	26.3
	Divorced	19	4.5
	Married	263	62.3
	Widowed	29	6.9
Religion	Muslim	313	74.2
	Orthodox	76	18.00
	Protestant	33	7.8
Ethnicity	Amhara	48	11.4
	Oromo	313	74.2
	Tigre yem, gurage, kefa	30	7.1
	Siltea and Dawuro	31	7.3
Educational status	Not able to write and read	87	20.6
	Only able to write and read	28	6.6
	Primary education	129	30.6
	Secondary education	91	21.6
	Higher education and above	87	20.6
Occupation	Farmer	146	34.6
	House wife	43	10.2
	Merchant	56	13.7
	Gov’t employee	57	13.5
	Private employee	42	10.00
	Student	33	7.8
	Retired and unemployed	30	7.1
	Others*	13	3.1
Average household monthly Income in ETB	< 200	114	27.0
	201–1000	162	38.4
	1001–2000	58	13.7
	> 2000	88	20.9
Place of residence	Rural	194	46
Place of residence	Urban	228	54
Relation to the patient	Parents	166	39.3
	Child	44	10.4
	Siblings	151	35.8
	Aunt/uncle	22	5.2
	Spouse	24	5.7
	Others**	15	3.6

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