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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the cases with schizophrenia in Butajira, Ethiopia

From: Five-year mortality in a cohort of people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia

Characteristics

Male

Female

Total

 

(deceased)

n = 252 (34)

% (deceased)

82.1 (13.5)

(deceased)

n = 55 (4)

%(deceased)

17.9(7.3)

(deceased)

n = 307(38)

% (deceased)

100(12.4)

Age (307)*

      

   15-24

39 (4)

15.5 (1.6)

18 (1)

32.7(1.8)

57(5)

18.6 (1.6)

   25-34

106 (14)

42.1 (5.6)

17(2)

30.9(3.6)

123(16)

40.1(5.2)

   35-49

73(16)

29 (6.3)

16(1)

29(1.8)

89(17)

29 (5.5)

Marital Status (307)

      

   Single

67(8)

26.6 (3.2)

11(2)

20 (3.6)

78 (10)

25.4(3.3)

   Married

116(21)

46.0 (8.3)

21(1)

38.2(1.8)

137(22)

44.6(7.2)

   Other

35(5)

13.9(2)

19(1)

34.5(1.8)

54(6)

17.6(2)

Education(307)

      

   No formal education

103(21)

40.9(8.3)

38(3)

69.1(5.5)

141(24)

45.9(7.8)

   Elementary

73(8)

29(3.2)

8(1)

14.5(1.8)

81(9)

26.4(2.9)

   Education

42(5)

16.7(2)

5(0)

9.1(0)

47(5)

15.3(1.6)

Secondary and above

      

Religion (307)

      

   Muslim

172(25)

68.3(9.9)

30(2)

54.5(3.6)

202(27)

65.8(8.8)

   Christian

46(9)

18.3(3.6)

21(2)

38.2(3.6)

67(11)

21.8(3.6)

Residence (307)

      

   Urban/Semiurban

41(12)

16.3(4.8)

16(2)

29.1(3.6)

57(14)

18.6(4.6)

   Rural

177(22)

70.2(8.7)

35(2)

63.6(3.6)

212(24)

69(7.8)

  1. *data was available for 307 cases though cases identified in the original cohort were 321.