Table 1.
Demographic, pasung and clinical features
| Number/years | Percent/range | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 52 | 88.1% |
| Female | 7 | 11.9% |
| Age: mean (range) years | 34.9 years | 18-68 years |
| Education | ||
| No formal education | 3 | 5.1% |
| Attended primary school | 29 | 49.2% |
| Attended junior high school | 15 | 25.4% |
| Attended senior high school | 12 | 20.3% |
| Pasung initiated by family | 51 | 86.4% |
| Violence/dangerousness given as main reason for pasung | 47 | 79.7% |
| Duration of pasung: mean (range) | 4.0 years | <1-20 years |
| Duration of illness: mean (range) | 11.3 years | 1-38 years |
| Mode of referral to hospital | ||
| Brought to hospital by family | 21 | 35.6% |
| Referred by community mental health nurses inprimary health centre | 17 | 28.8% |
| Hospital Free Aceh Pasung team | 20 | 33.9% |
| Referred by police | 1 | 1.7% |
| Diagnosis of schizophrenia | 89.8% | |
| Schizophrenia, paranoid | 53 | 89.8% |
| Schizophrenia, undifferentiated | 3 | 5.1% |
| Schizoaffective Disorder | 1 | 1.7% |
| Bipolar Affective Disorder | 1 | 1.7% |
| Cannabis-induced Psychotic Disorder | 1 | 1.7% |
| Previous psychiatric treatment | 47 | 79.7% |
| Payment of hospital treatment costs | ||
| Jaminan Kesehatan Aceh/Aceh Health Insurance | 24 | 40.7% |
| Jamkesmas (Jaminan Kesehatan Masyarakat/Community Health Security | 34 | 57.6% |
| "Poor identification letter" | 1 | 1.7% |