Table 1.
Description of socio-demographic characteristics of participants with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Dilla University Referral Hospital, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 414).
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 214 | 51.7 |
| Female | 200 | 48.3 |
| Age | ||
| 18–24 | 64 | 15.5 |
| 25–34 | 158 | 38.2 |
| 35–44 | 108 | 26.1 |
| ≥45 | 84 | 20.3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 120 | 29.0 |
| Married | 188 | 45.4 |
| Divorced | 62 | 15.0 |
| Widowed | 44 | 10.6 |
| Education status | ||
| Unable to read and write | 150 | 36.3 |
| Elementary | 72 | 17.4 |
| High school | 74 | 17.8 |
| Diploma and above | 118 | 28.5 |
| Occupation status | ||
| Jobless | 42 | 10.1 |
| Farmer | 156 | 37.7 |
| Merchant | 42 | 10.1 |
| Government And Private Worker | 71 | 17.1 |
| Student | 41 | 9.9 |
| Retired | 48 | 11.6 |
| Other* | 14 | 3.4 |
| Religious status | ||
| Protestant | 175 | 42.3 |
| Orthodox | 109 | 26.3 |
| Muslim | 114 | 27.5 |
| Other** | 16 | 3.9 |
| Residency | ||
| Urban | 278 | 67.1 |
| Rural | 136 | 32.9 |
| Distance to health service | ||
| ≥5 km” | 197 | 47.6 |
| <5 km” | 217 | 52.4 |
| Income status | ||
| ≥97 ETB/day” | 228 | 55.0 |
| <97 ETB” | 186 | 45.0 |
*Housewife, daily labor.
**Jehovah's Witness; ETB, Ethiopian birr.