Table 2.

Distribution of clinical and patient related factors among schizophrenia patients at AMSH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2014 (n = 412).

Variable name		Frequency	Percent
Duration of illness	<5 years	143	34.7
	5–10 years	110	26.7
	>10 years	159	38.6
Antipsychotic polytherapy	Yes	116	28.2
	No	296	71.8
Duration of treatment	<5 years	198	48.1
	5–10 years	95	23.1
	>10 years	119	28.9
Type of antipsychotics	∗FGA	250	60.7
	∗SGA	46	11.2
	FGA + FGA	96	23.3
	FGA + SGA	19	4.6
	FGA + FGA + SGA	1	0.2
Number of admissions	None	290	70.4
	One	66	16.0
	≥two	56	13.6
EPS	Yes	43	10.4
	No	369	89.6
Drug adherence	Yes	243	59.0
	No	169	41.0
Substance use (alcohol, Khat, and tobacco)	No	250	60.7
	Yes	162	39.3

^∗FGA: first generation antipsychotics. ^∗SGA: second generation antipsychotics.