Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with schizophrenia on follow-up at Amanuel Specialized Mental Hospital
| Variable category | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years | ≤35 | 146 (48.7) |
| > 35 | 154 (51.3) | |
| Sex | Male | 195 (65.0) |
| Female | 105 (35.0) | |
| Residence | Urban | 166 (55.3) |
| Rural | 134 (44.7) | |
| Religion | Orthodox Christian | 179 (59.7) |
| Muslim | 113 (37.7) | |
| Others | 8 (2.7) | |
| Ethnicity | Oromo | 89 (29.7) |
| Amhara | 105 (35.0) | |
| Gurage | 69 (23.0) | |
| Others | 37 (12.3) | |
| Level of education | Primary education | 171 (57.0) |
| Secondary education | 100 (33.3) | |
| college and above | 29 (9.7) | |
| Marital status | Single | 150 (50.0) |
| Married | 111 (37.0) | |
| Widowed | 11 (3.7) | |
| Divorced | 28 (9.3) | |
| Occupation | Jobless | 114 (38.0) |
| Government employee | 28 (9.3) | |
| Private business | 83 (27.7) | |
| Farmer | 45 (15.0) | |
| Others | 30 (10.0) | |
| Substance use | Yes | 74 (24.7) |
| no | 226 (75.3) | |
| Smoke cigarettes | Yes | 61 (20.3) |
| No | 239 (79.9) | |
| Chew khat | Yes | 60 (20.0) |
| No | 240 (80.0) | |
| Drink alcohol | Yes | 50 (16.7) |
| No | 250 (83.3) | |