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Table 1 General characteristics of the study sample

From: Conformance to schizophrenia treatment guidelines in North West-Bank, Palestine: focus on antipsychotic dosing and polytherapy

Variable

N(%) or median (Q1–Q3) or mean ±SD

Gender

 

  -Male

182 (73.8%)

  -Female

68 (27.2%)

Age (years)

41.9± 11.8

Age category

 

  -Less than 30

43 (17.2%)

  -30 – 40

76 (30.4%)

  -40 – 50

80 (32%)

  -> 50

51 (20%)

Residence

 

  -City

105(42%)

  -Village/camp

145 (58%)

Education

 

  -School education or less

213 (85.2%)

  -College education

37 (14.8%)

Marital Status

 

  -Married

138 (55.2%)

  -Single/divorced

112 (44.8%)

Smoker

 

  -Yes

153 (61.2%)

  -No

97 (38.8%)

Occupation

 

  -Not working

219 (87.6%)

  -Working

31 (12.4%)

Duration of psychiatric illness (years)

15 (Q1 – Q3: 9 – 20)

- ≤ 10 years

89 (35.6%)

- > 10 years

161 (64.4%)

Number of psychiatric hospitalization

1 (Q1 – Q3: 0 – 2)

  1. Abbreviations: Q1–Q3 lower quartile–upper quartile, SD standard deviation.