Table 1.
Characteristics of households with a person with severe mental disorder (SMD) and comparison households
| Characteristics | Person with severe mental disorder (SMD) | Comparison households with no person with SMD | P-value** |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Currently household head | |||
| No | 184 (63.0) | 6 (2.1) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 108 (37.0) | 277 (97.9) | |
| Educational level | |||
| Non-literate | 116 (39.7) | 99 (34.8) | <0.001 |
| Able to read and write | 37 (12.7) | 88 (31.0) | |
| Formal education | 139 (47.6) | 97 (34.1) | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 126 (43.1) | 77 (27.1) | <0.001 |
| Male | 166 (56.9) | 207 (72.9) | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 60 (20.6) | 56 (19.7) | 0.788 |
| Rural | 231 (79.4) | 228 (80.3) | |
| HFIAS | |||
| Secure/mildly/moderately food insecure | 195 (67.5) | 239 (84.1) | <0.001 |
| Severely food insecure | 94 (32.5) | 45 (15.9) | |
| Mean (standard deviation) | Mean (standard deviation) | ||
| Age (years) | 35.6 (13.50) | 49.7 (13.86) | <0.001 |
| Month of assessment* | 4.3 (3.28) | 5.5 (1.84) | <0.001 |
| Median (25th, 75th centiles) | Median (25th, 75th centiles) | ||
| No. of members with any Long-term illness | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.4701 |
| No. of dependents | 2 (1, 3) | 2 (1, 4) | 0.0001 |
| Number of children | 1 (0, 3) | 4 (2, 6) | <0.001 |
| Annual Income (ETB) | 6000 (3000, 11 000) | 9000 (5000, 15 000) | <0.001 |
| WHODAS 2.0 total score | 24 (14, 32) | 2 (0, 7) | <0.001 |
*
Months numbered starting from January. ETB: Ethiopian Birr; WHODAS: World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule.
**
P-value of Pearson χ2 for categorical variables, Kruskal–Wallis for continuous non-normally distributed descriptive variables and two-sample t-test with equal variances for continuous normally distributed variables.