Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of study participants to health related quality of life among people with mental illness in Sidama region, south Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 412).

Variable	Categories	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age at first onset of illness	< 20 years	114	27.7
	21–30 years	161	39.1
	≥31 years	137	33.3
Duration of illness	≤ 12 months	158	38.3
	13–60 months	110	26.7
	≥61 months	144	35.0
Suicidal ideation	Yes	219	53.2
	No	193	46.8
Suicidal attempt	Yes	139	33.7
	No	273	66.3
Life time substance use	Yes	120	29.1
	No	292	70.9
Last 1 year substance use	Yes	76	18.4
	No	44	10.7
Type of substance	Cigarette	11	2.7
	Khat	32	7.8
	Alcohol	26	6.3
	Others	8	1.9
DSM-5 diagnosis	Schizophrenia	203	49.3
	Other psychotic disorders	75	18.2
	Depressive disorders	81	19.7
	Bipolar disorders	28	6.8
	Anxiety disorders	23	5.6
	Others	2	0.5
Family history of mental illness	Yes	45	10.9
	No	367	89.1
Comorbid physical disease	Yes	100	24.3
	No	312	75.7
Mean social support score		9.62 ± 2.59
Mean functional disability (WHODAS) score		10.48 ± 10.93