Table 1.

Frequency and percentage of patients with bipolar disorder on follow-ups at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016 (n=418)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Per cent
Age	18–24	66	15.8
	25–34	164	39.2
	35–44	120	28.7
	≥44	68	16.3
Sex	Male	216	51.7
	Female	202	48.3
Religion	Orthodox	230	55.0
	Muslim	94	22.5
	Protestant	82	19.6
	Others	12	2.9
Marital status	Single	223	53.3
	Divorced/widowed	65	15.6
	Married	130	31.1
Ethnicity	Amhara	151	36.1
	Oromo	120	28.7
	Gurage	75	17.9
	Others	72	17.2
Educational status	Unable to read and write	62	14.8
	Primary	103	24.6
	Secondary	140	33.5
	College and above	113	27.0
Residency	Rural	107	25.6
	Urban	311	74.4
Currently working	Yes	277	66.27
	No	141	33.73
Type of occupation	Government employee	58	13.9
	Farmer	45	10.8
	Private enterprise	121	28.9
	Others	53	12.7
Household monthly income	Extreme poverty	113	27.0
	Poverty benchmark	125	29.9
	Above poverty benchmark	180	43.1