Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristic of patients with schizophrenias at southwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 515).
Variables | Category | Numbers (n) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 341 | 66.2 |
Female | 174 | 33.8 | |
Age(in years) | 18–24 | 59 | 11.5 |
25–34 | 215 | 41.7 | |
35–44 | 178 | 34.6 | |
45–54 | 63 | 12.2 | |
Religion | Muslim | 332 | 64.5 |
Orthodox | 101 | 19.6 | |
Protestant | 82 | 15.9 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 326 | 63.3 |
Amhara | 116 | 22.5 | |
SNNP | 73 | 14.2 | |
Marital status | Single | 175 | 34.0 |
Married | 287 | 55.7 | |
Divorced/widowed | 53 | 10.3 | |
Educational status | No formal education | 132 | 25.6 |
Primarily school | 150 | 29.1 | |
Secondary | 116 | 22.5 | |
Above secondary | 117 | 22.7 | |
Residence | Urban | 292 | 56.7 |
Rural | 223 | 43.3 | |
Occupation | Government employed | 103 | 20.0 |
Self-employed | 185 | 35.9 | |
Unemployed | 227 | 44.1 | |
Family size | <4 | 211 | 41.0 |
≥4 | 304 | 59.0 | |
Monthly Income | <700 ǁ ETB | 264 | 51.3 |
≥700 ETB | 251 | 48.7 |
SNNP (South nations and nationalities and peoples)–stands for Kaffa, Dawuro, Yem, Walayta, Gurage and Silte, Median of monthly income, ETB–Ethiopian birr.