Table 3.
Clinical Characteristics and Physical Contact History of Gondar Town Adult Population, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (N=660)
| Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| History of medical illness | Yes | 106 (16.1%) |
| No | 554 (83.9%) | |
| Type of medical illness | Hypertension | 34 (31.2%) |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 29 (26.6%) | |
| HIV | 11 (10.1%) | |
| Heart disease (CHF) | 11 (10.1%) | |
| Bronchial asthma | 16 (14.8%) | |
| Cancer | 2 (1.9) | |
| Epilepsy | 7 (6.5%) | |
| Other | 15 (14.0%) | |
| Family history of mental illness | Yes | 2 (0.3%) |
| No | 658 (99.7%) | |
| Number of people with close contact | 0 | 47 (7.1%) |
| 1–2 | 213 (32.3%) | |
| 3–5 | 228 (34.6%) | |
| >5 | 172 (26.1%) | |
| How much concern people give to you in any situation | No concern and interest | 76 (11.5%) |
| Little concern and interest | 83 (12.6%) | |
| Uncertain | 81 (12.3%) | |
| Some | 204 (30.9%) | |
| A lot | 216 (32.7%) | |
| How easy is it to get practical help from friends or dorm-mates | Very easy | 181 (27.4%) |
| Easy | 230 (34.9%) | |
| Possible | 111 (16.8%) | |
| Difficult | 95 (14.4%) | |
| Very difficult | 43 (6.5%) |