Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
| Characteristics | Pilot study | Validation study | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service users (n = 200) N (%) | Caregivers (n = 200) N (%) | Service users (n = 150) N (%) | Caregivers (n = 150) N (%) | ||
| Sex | Male | 124 (68.0) | 118 (59.0) | 81 (54.0) | 121 (80.7) |
| Female | 76 (32.0) | 82 (41.0) | 69 (46.0) | 28 (18.7) | |
| Age | Mean (SD)a | 30.5 (10.90) | 36.8 (13.26) | 30.4 (10.04) | 35.1 (12.14) |
| Ethnicity | Gurage | 109 (54.5) | 108 (54.0) | 60 (40.0) | 58 (38.7) |
| Silti | 77 (38.5) | 77 (38.5) | 80 (53.3) | 82 (54.6) | |
| Others | 14 (7.0) | 15 (7.5) | 10 (6.7) | 10 (6.7) | |
| Religion | Orthodox Christian | 38 (19.0) | 40 (20.0) | 27 (18.0) | 25 (16.7) |
| Muslim | 147 (73.5) | 148 (74.0) | 118 (78.7) | 120 (80.0) | |
| Protestant | 15 (7.5) | 12 (8.0) | 5 (3.3) | 5 (3.3) | |
| Marital status | Single | 92 (46.0) | 46 (23.0) | 53 (35.3) | 34 (22.7) |
| Married | 93 (46.5) | 140 (70.0) | 81 (54.0) | 112 (74.7) | |
| Divorced | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Separated | 6 (3.0) | 2 (1.0) | 7 (4.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Widowed | 7 (3.5) | 11 (5.5) | 5 (3.3) | 3 (2.0) | |
| Education | Can’t read and write | 58 (29.0) | 54 (27.0) | 57 (38.0) | 34 (22.7) |
| Read and write only | 68 (34.0) | 83 (41.5) | 41 (27.3) | 57 (38.0) | |
| Primary school | 55 (27.5) | 37 (18.5) | 40 (26.7) | 42 (28.0) | |
| Secondary school | 12 (6.0) | 17 (8.5) | 10 (6.7) | 10 (6.7) | |
| Post -secondary | 6 (3.0) | 9 (4.5) | 2 (1.3) | 6 (4.0) | |
| Occupation | Farming | 148 (74.0) | 162 (81.0) | 77 (51.3) | 109 (72.7) |
| Trading | 8 (4.0) | 6 (3.0) | 12 (8.0) | 13 (8.7) | |
| Government employee | 3 (1.5) | 6 (3.0) | 1 (0.7) | 8 (5.3) | |
| Student | 9 (4.5) | 9 (4.5) | 9 (6.0) | 6 (4.0) | |
| House wife | 19 (9.5) | 13 (6.5) | 27 (18.0) | 12 (8.0) | |
| No employment | 11 (5.5) | 2 (1.0) | 22 (14.7) | 1 (0.7) | |
| Others | 2 (1.0) | 2 (1.0) | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.7) | |
| Relative wealth | Less | 107 (53.5) | 92 (46.0) | 67 (44.7) | 42 (28.0) |
| More | 4 (2.0) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (2.7) | 4 (2.7) | |
| Equal | 89 (44.5) | 107 (53.5) | 79 (52.7) | 104 (69.3) | |
| Diagnosis | Schizophrenia | 106 (53.0) | – | 68 (45.3) | – |
| Bipolar disorder | 56 (28.0) | – | 41 (27.3) | – | |
| Major depressive disorder | 38 (19.0) | – | 41 (27.3) | – | |
aStandard deviation