Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants to HRQoL among people with mental illness in Sidama region, south Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 412).

Variable	Categories	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age	18–27 years	147	35.7
	28–37 years	128	31.1
	38–47 years	78	18.9
	≥48 years	59	14.3
Sex	Male	261	63.3
	Female	151	36.7
Marital status	Single	215	52.2
	Married	179	43.4
	Divorced	18	4.4
Religion	Protestant	245	59.5
	Orthodox	110	26.7
	Muslim	38	9.2
	Others	19	4.6
Educational status	Illiterate	34	8.3
	Primary	129	31.3
	Secondary	122	29.6
	College and above	127	30.8
Occupation	Gov't employee	74	18.0
	Farmer	55	13.3
	House wife	55	13.3
	Student	69	16.7
	Merchant	45	10.9
	Daily labor	24	5.8
	Jobless	77	18.7
	Other	13	3.2
Place of residence	Rural	163	39.6
	Urban	249	60.4
Living with	Family	375	91.0
	Alone	30	7.3
	Others	7	1.7
Time taken to hospital with any means of transport	< 60 min	196	47.6
	60–180 min	154	37.4
	≥180 min	62	15.0