Table 1.
Distribution of socio-demographics characteristics of the respondents among caregivers of people with severe mental illness at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital (n = 390), Ethiopia, May 2013
| Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender/sex | ||
| Male | 176 | 45.1 |
| Female | 214 | 54.9 |
| Age | ||
| 18–24 | 28 | 7.2 |
| 25–34 | 82 | 21 |
| 35–44 | 104 | 26.7 |
| >44 | 176 | 45.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single/Never married | 73 | 18.7 |
| Married | 208 | 53.3 |
| Divorce/separated | 58 | 14.9 |
| Widowed | 51 | 13.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 118 | 30.3 |
| Tigre | 32 | 8.2 |
| Oromo | 123 | 31.5 |
| Gurage | 96 | 24.6 |
| Others | 21 | 5.4 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox Christian | 217 | 55.6 |
| Islam | 103 | 26.4 |
| Protestant | 60 | 15.4 |
| Others | 10 | 2.5 |
| Educational status | ||
| Not educated | 142 | 36.4 |
| ≤ Grade 12 | 171 | 43.8 |
| > Grade 12 | 77 | 19.7 |
| Cont Job (Occupation) | ||
| Employed | 137 | 35.1 |
| Own business | 56 | 14.4 |
| Farmer | 83 | 21.3 |
| Housewives | 50 | 12.8 |
| Jobless | 64 | 16.4 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 99 | 25.4 |
| Rural | 291 | 74.6 |
| Average monthly income of the house hold | ||
| ≤400 Birr | 115 | 29.5 |
| 401–700 | 114 | 29.2 |
| 701–1200 | 68 | 17.4 |
| ≥1201 | 93 | 23.8 |
| Diagnosis of the patient | ||
| Pychosis | 311 | 79.7 |
| Bipolar disorder | 79 | 20.3 |
| Number of admission | ||
| No admission | 209 | 53.6 |
| One time admission | 95 | 24.4 |
| ≥ Two times admission | 86 | 21.1 |
| Duration of care giving in year | ||
| 0–5 years | 243 | 62.3 |
| 6–10 years | 83 | 21.3 |
| ≥11 years | 64 | 16.4 |