Table 2.

Source of Information About Schizophrenia Among Respondents Residing in AMU-HDSS, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 617)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Ever heard about schizophrenia	Yes	558	90.40
	No	59	9.60
Main sources of information	Mass media	169	30.29
	Religious institutions	171	30.64
	From friends	114	20.43
	Family members	103	18.46
Schizophrenia as a mental health disorder	Yes	497	89.07
	No	61	10.63
Schizophrenia as the most serious mental disorders	Yes	493	88.35
	No	65	11.65
Known cause of schizophrenia	Yes	401	71.86
	No	157	28.14
Perceived cause of schizophrenia	Head injury cause illness	275	68.58
	Genetic cause illness	78	19.45
	Physical illness cause illness	135	33.67
	Substance misuse cause illness	367	91.52
	Loss of loved one cause illness	251	62.59
	Conflict with family cause illness	271	67.58
	Punishment by God cause illness	146	36.50
	Evil spirit cause illness	112	27.90
	Poverty causes illness	108	26.93
Preferred place for the treatment schizophrenia	Family (Psychosocial)	287	51.43
	Spiritual/traditional	341	61.11
	Biological	103	18.46
	Health facilities	268	48.03
	Not treatable	35	6.27
Common manifestation of schizophrenia (Multiple answers)	Aggression/destructiveness	209	37.46
	Talkativeness	405	72.58
	Eccentric behavior	318	56.99
	Wandering	337	60.39
	Self-neglect	405	72.58
	Restlessness/anxiety	244	43.73
	Insomnia	268	48.03
	Loss of concision	239	42.83