Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with psychotic disorders, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2013 (n = 386)
| Socio demographic characteristics | Number (percent) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 279 (72.3 %) |
| Female | 107 (27.7 %) |
| Age | |
| 18–24 | 79 (20.5 %) |
| 25–34 | 186 (46.2 %) |
| 35–44 | 82 (21.2 %) |
| 45–54 | 28 (7.3 %) |
| 55–68 | 11 (2.8 %) |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 97 (25.1 %) |
| Muslim | 234 (60.4 %) |
| Protestant | 51 (13.2 %) |
| Catholic | 1 (0.3 %) |
| Other* | 3 (0.8 %) |
| Frequency | |
| Frequent | 170 (44 %) |
| Sometimes | 196 (50.8 %) |
| Never | 20 (5.2 %) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Oromo | 239 (61.9 %) |
| Amhara | 66 (17.1 %) |
| Gurage | 19 (4.9 %) |
| Kaffa | 26 (6.7 %) |
| Dawro | 20 (5.2 %) |
| Yem | 5 (1.3 %) |
| Other** | 11 (2.8 %) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 179 (46.4 %) |
| Married | 188 (48.7 %) |
| Divorced | 11 (2.88 %) |
| Separated | 2 (0.5 %) |
| Widowed | 6 (1.6 %) |
| Educational | |
| Illiterate | 50 (13 %) |
| Primary | 176 (45.6 %) |
| Secondary | 96 (24.9 %) |
| Tertiary | 64 (16.6 %) |
| Occupation | |
| Unemployed | 112 (29 %) |
| gov't employee | 87 (22.5 %) |
| Merchant | 26 (6.7 %) |
| Private | 29 (7.5 %) |
| Farmer | 97 (25.1 %) |
| Other*** | 35 (9.1 %) |
| Income | |
| 167–541 | 96 (24.9 %) |
| 542–1000 | 120 (31.1 %) |
| 1001–1888 | 75 (19.4 %) |
| 1889–10000 | 95 (24.6 %) |
Other* includes Jehovah’s witnesses
Other** includes Tigrae, Wolayita and Hadiya
Other*** includes wood workers, daily laborer, house wife and students