Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (n = 411) at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, 2012
Characteristics | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â |
Male | 302 | 73.5 |
Female | 109 | 26.5 |
Age | Â | Â |
18-24 | 84 | 20.4 |
25-34 | 162 | 39.4 |
35-44 | 114 | 27.7 |
≥44 | 51 | 12.4 |
Educational status | Â | Â |
Can’t read and write | 40 | 9.5 |
Primary | 289 | 70.3 |
Secondary & above | 52 | 20 |
Religion | Â | Â |
Muslim | 91 | 22.1 |
Orthodox | 240 | 58.4 |
Protestant | 67 | 16.3 |
Catholic | 13 | 3.2 |
Marital status | 72 | 17.5 |
Married | Â | Â |
Single | 286 | 69.6 |
Divorced/widowed | 53 | 12.8 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
Oromo | 132 | 32.1 |
Amhara | 146 | 35.6 |
Gurage | 98 | 23.8 |
Tigre | 35 | 8.5 |
Employment | Â | Â |
Unemployed | 257 | 62.5 |
Employed | 154 | 37.5 |
Residence | Â | Â |
Rural | 89 | 21.7 |
Urban | 322 | 78.3 |
Living arrangement | Â | Â |
Family | 360 | 87.6 |
Alone | 51 | 12.4 |