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Table 1 Distribution of patients by socio-demographic characteristics

From: Movement disorders in neuroleptic-naïve patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Characteristics

Number

Percent

Sex

Male

43

67.2

Female

21

32.8

Age (in years)

18-24

28

43.8

25-34

13

20.3

35 and above

23

35.9

Educational status

Not able to read and write

10

15.6

Basic writing and reading upto grade 6

21

32.8

Above grade 6

33

51.5

Religion

Orthodox Christian

37

57.8

Muslims

22

34.4

Others

5

7.8

Marital status

Married

11

27.3

Single

44

68.8

Divorced or separated

9

14.1

Ethnicity

Amhara

20

31.3

Oromo

16

25.0

Guragae

16

25.0

Others

12

18.8

Occupation

Unemployed

27

42.2

Self-employed

14

21.9

Farmer

14

21.9

Student/house wife

9

14.1

Living arrangement

Living with parent or sibling

52

81.3

Living alone or with own family

12

18.7

Diagnosis

Schizophrenia

47

73.4

Schizophreniform disorder

5

7.8

Schizoaffective disorder

12

18.8

Duration of illness

≤1 year

23

35.9

1-2 years

11

17.2

2-4 years

14

21.8

4-13 years

16

25.0