Table 2 Status of the schizophrenia cohort after 5 years of follow-up in Butajira, Ethiopia

Alive: completed 5-year follow up

180

71.4

42

13.7

222

72.3

Refusal

9

3.6

0

0

9

2.9

Out migrated

9

3.6

2

0.65

11

3.6

Vagrant

6

2.4

1

0.32

7

2.3

Untraceable

1

0.4

0

0

1

0.3

Deceased:

34

13.5

4

7.3

38

12.4

Infection: malaria, TB...

15

44.1

3

75

18

47.4

Severe malnutrition

5

14.7

0

0

5

13.2

Suicide

4

11.8

0

0

4

10.5

Hit by Car

1

2.9

1

25

2

5.3

Other natural causes

6

15.8

0

6

15.9

Unknown

3

7.9

3

7.9

   Relation with mental illness

Caused

9

26.5

0

0

9

23.7

Related

11

32.4

1

25

12

31.6

Independent

9

26.5

2

50

11

28.9

Undetermined

5

14.7

1

25

6

15.8

   Place of death

Home

27

79.4

3

30

78.9

Health facility

2

5.9

1

3

7.9

Other places

5

14.7

0

5

13.2

   GAF score around death

< 60

27

79.4

2

50

29

76.3

≥ 60

2

5.9

1

25

3

7.9

unknown

5

14.7

1

25

6

15.8

   MSE around death

Remission

2

5.9

0

0

2

5.3

Partial remission

7

20.6

1

25

8

21.0

In episode

23

67.6

3

75

26

68.4

Undetermined

2

5.9

0

0

2

5.3