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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of bipolar disorders participants in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 411)

From: Assessments of functional outcomes and its determinants among bipolar disorder patients in Northwest Ethiopia comprehensive specialized hospitals: a multicenter hospital-based study

Variables

Frequency(%)

Sex

 

 Male

182 (44.3)

 Female

229 (55.7)

Age

 

 18–24

94 (22.9)

 25–34

161 (39.2)

 35–44

77 (18.7)

 45–54

50 (12.2)

 ≥ 55

29 (7.1)

Study area

 

 Gondar

180 (43.8)

 Felegehiwot

165 (40.1)

 Tibebegion

66 (16.1)

Residence

 

 Urban

236 (57.4)

 Rural

175 (42.6)

Religion

 

 Orthodox

350 (85.2)

 Muslim

54 (13.1)

 Others

7 (1.7)

Marital status

 

 Single

169 (41.1)

 Married

191 (46.5)

 Widowed

11 (2.7)

 Divorced

40 (9.7)

Education

 

 Illiterate

106 (25.8)

 Primary (1–8)

121 (29.4)

 Secondary (9–12)

83 (20.2)

 College and above

101 (24.6)

Occupation

 

 Civil servant

60 (14.6)

 Private worker

24 (5.8)

 Farmer

63 (15.3)

 Housewife

104 (25.3)

 Unemployed

87 (21.2)

 Student

73 (17.8)

No of the family

 

 ≤ 5

304 (74)

 > 5

107 (26)

Living with

 

 With family

382 (93)

 Alone

29 (7)

Shelter

 

 Yes

350 (85.2)

 No

61 (14.8)