Table 4 Clinical characteristics of patient with schizophrenia at Jimma University Medical Center Psychiatry Clinic, Southwest Ethiopia 2019 (n = 422)

First onset of illness

  ≤ 18 years

 19–23 years

 24–30 years

  > 30

Number of episode

 1–2 episodes

 3–4 episodes

  > 4episodes

Hospital admission

 Yes

 No

Number of admission

 None

 1 admission

 2 admission

 3 admission

 4 admission

Duration of illness

  < 2 years

 3–5 years

 6–10 years

  > 10 years

Patient’s co-morbid diagnosis

 Yes

 No