Table 2.
Prevalence of common mental disorders associated with socio-demographic characteristics and substance use (n=290), May, 2015
| Variable | Category | Mental distress | |
| Yes | No | ||
| Age | 18–24 >24 |
88 (42.3%) 14(17.1%) |
120(57.7%) 68(82.9%) |
| Sex | Male Female |
51(24.9%) 51(60.0%) |
154(75.1%) 34(40.0%) |
| Marital status | Single Married |
91(33.1%) 11 (73.3%) |
184(66.9%) 4 (26.7%) |
| Religion | Muslim Orthodox Protestants Catholic Others* |
22(23.9%) 48(40.0%) 29(45.3%) 2(28.6%) 1(14.3%) |
70(76.1%) 72(60.0%) 35(54.7%) 5(71.4%) 6(85.7%) |
| Ethnicity | Oromo Amhara Tigre Somale Wolayta Gurage Others |
45(38.1%) 29(38.2%) 4(30.8%) 10(90.9%) 4(28.6%) 16(35.6%) 3(23.1%) |
73(61.9%) 47(61.8%) 9(69.2%) 1(9.1%) 10(71.4%) 29(64.4%) 10(76.9%) |
| Year of study | Pre-clinical Clinical |
78(45.1%) 24(20.5%) |
95(54.9%) 93(79.5%) |
| Pace of origin | Urban Rural |
48 (273%) 54 (47.4%) |
128(72.7%) 60(52.6%) |
| Family history of mental illness | Yes No |
8(72.7%) 94(33.7%) |
3(27.3%) 185(66.3%) |
| Income (monthly pocket money) | <250 251–500 501–750 751–1000 >1000 |
16 (59.3%) 38 (31.1%) 29 (39.7%) 5 (18.5%) 14 (34.1%) |
11(40.7%) 84(68.9%) 44(60.3%) 22(81.5%) 27(65.9%) |
| Khat chewing | Yes No |
18(69.2%) 84 (31.8%) |
8(30.8%) 180(68.2%) |
| Cigarette smoking | Yes No |
20 (80.0%) 82 (30.9%) |
5(20.0%) 183(69.1%) |
| Alcohol drinking | Yes No |
27 (69.2%) 75 (29.9%) |
12(30.8%) 176(70.1%) |
| Shisha/ ganga use | Yes No |
16 (84.2%) 86 (31.7%) |
3(15.8%) 185(68.3%) |