Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of people with severe mental disorders (schizophrenia, n = 270 and bipolar disorder, n = 272) Amanuel Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August, 2016

Characteristics	Schizophrenia		Bipolar disorder
	Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Sex
Male	186	68.8	196	72.1
Female	84	31.1	76	28.9
Age in years
20–27	105	38.8	101	37.2
28–38	96	35.6	98	36
39–53	69	25.6	73	26.8
Marital status
Single	157	58.2	159	58.5
Married	73	27	79	29
Separated	14	5.2	14	5.1
Divorce	26	9.6	20	7.4
Place of residence
Urban	186	68.9	182	66.9
Rural	84	31.1	90	33.1
Religion
Orthodox	168	62.3	166	61
Muslim	73	27	81	29.8
Protestant	24	8.8	19	7
Catholic	5	1.9	6	2.2
Educational level
No school	30	11.1	27	9.9
Primary	78	28.9	86	31.6
Secondary	105	38.9	105	38.6
Higher education	57	21.1	54	19.9
Occupation
Government employee	23	8.5	28	10.2
Private employee	89	33	87	32
Merchant	56	20.6	57	21
Unemployed	23	8.5	22	8.1
Student	59	21.9	53	19.5
Others	20	7.5	25	9.2
Monthly income
300–1000	106	39.2	107	39.3
1001–1900	92	34.2	91	33.5
1901–3000	72	26.6	74	27.2
Ethnicity
Amhara	63	23.3	58	21.3
Tigray	40	14.8	38	14
Oromo	102	37.8	100	36.8
Gurage	55	20.4	64	23.5
Others	10	3.7	12	4.4