Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of patients attending psychiatric consultations at Gondar University Hospital from March–December 2006
| Characteristics | Number | Percent |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 256 | 54.0% |
| Female | 218 | 46.0% |
| Age | ||
| 18–20 | 99 | 20.9% |
| 21–30 | 169 | 35.7% |
| 31–40 | 106 | 22.4% |
| 41–50 | 63 | 13.3% |
| 51–60 | 27 | 5.7% |
| 61–70 | 7 | 1.5% |
| 71–80 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 81–90 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 230 | 48.5% |
| Married | 172 | 36.2% |
| Divorced | 58 | 12.2% |
| Widowed | 14 | 3.0% |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox christian | 412 | 86.9% |
| Muslim | 54 | 11.4% |
| Protestant | 6 | 1.3% |
| Catholic | 1 | 0.2% |
| Jew | 1 | 0.2% |
| Education | ||
| Illiterate | 232 | 48.9% |
| Elementary school | 60 | 12.7% |
| Secondary school | 141 | 29.7% |
| University student | 12 | 2.5% |
| Certificate | 13 | 2.7% |
| Diploma | 13 | 2.7% |
| Bachelor Degree | 3 | 0.6% |