Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the cases with schizophrenia in Butajira, Ethiopia
| Characteristics | Male | Female | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (deceased) n = 252 (34) |
% (deceased) 82.1 (13.5) |
(deceased) n = 55 (4) |
%(deceased) 17.9(7.3) |
(deceased) n = 307(38) |
% (deceased) 100(12.4) |
|
| Age (307)* | ||||||
| 15-24 | 39 (4) | 15.5 (1.6) | 18 (1) | 32.7(1.8) | 57(5) | 18.6 (1.6) |
| 25-34 | 106 (14) | 42.1 (5.6) | 17(2) | 30.9(3.6) | 123(16) | 40.1(5.2) |
| 35-49 | 73(16) | 29 (6.3) | 16(1) | 29(1.8) | 89(17) | 29 (5.5) |
| Marital Status (307) | ||||||
| Single | 67(8) | 26.6 (3.2) | 11(2) | 20 (3.6) | 78 (10) | 25.4(3.3) |
| Married | 116(21) | 46.0 (8.3) | 21(1) | 38.2(1.8) | 137(22) | 44.6(7.2) |
| Other | 35(5) | 13.9(2) | 19(1) | 34.5(1.8) | 54(6) | 17.6(2) |
| Education(307) | ||||||
| No formal education | 103(21) | 40.9(8.3) | 38(3) | 69.1(5.5) | 141(24) | 45.9(7.8) |
| Elementary | 73(8) | 29(3.2) | 8(1) | 14.5(1.8) | 81(9) | 26.4(2.9) |
| Education | 42(5) | 16.7(2) | 5(0) | 9.1(0) | 47(5) | 15.3(1.6) |
| Secondary and above | ||||||
| Religion (307) | ||||||
| Muslim | 172(25) | 68.3(9.9) | 30(2) | 54.5(3.6) | 202(27) | 65.8(8.8) |
| Christian | 46(9) | 18.3(3.6) | 21(2) | 38.2(3.6) | 67(11) | 21.8(3.6) |
| Residence (307) | ||||||
| Urban/Semiurban | 41(12) | 16.3(4.8) | 16(2) | 29.1(3.6) | 57(14) | 18.6(4.6) |
| Rural | 177(22) | 70.2(8.7) | 35(2) | 63.6(3.6) | 212(24) | 69(7.8) |
*data was available for 307 cases though cases identified in the original cohort were 321.