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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: Development and validation of a contextual measure of functioning for people living with severe mental disorders in rural Africa

Characteristics

 

Pilot study

Validation study

  

Service users (n = 200) N (%)

Caregivers (n = 200) N (%)

Service users (n = 150) N (%)

Caregivers (n = 150) N (%)

Sex

Male

124 (68.0)

118 (59.0)

81 (54.0)

121 (80.7)

Female

76 (32.0)

82 (41.0)

69 (46.0)

28 (18.7)

Age

Mean (SD)a

30.5 (10.90)

36.8 (13.26)

30.4 (10.04)

35.1 (12.14)

Ethnicity

Gurage

109 (54.5)

108 (54.0)

60 (40.0)

58 (38.7)

Silti

77 (38.5)

77 (38.5)

80 (53.3)

82 (54.6)

Others

14 (7.0)

15 (7.5)

10 (6.7)

10 (6.7)

Religion

Orthodox Christian

38 (19.0)

40 (20.0)

27 (18.0)

25 (16.7)

Muslim

147 (73.5)

148 (74.0)

118 (78.7)

120 (80.0)

Protestant

15 (7.5)

12 (8.0)

5 (3.3)

5 (3.3)

Marital status

Single

92 (46.0)

46 (23.0)

53 (35.3)

34 (22.7)

Married

93 (46.5)

140 (70.0)

81 (54.0)

112 (74.7)

Divorced

2 (1.0)

1 (0.5)

4 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

Separated

6 (3.0)

2 (1.0)

7 (4.7)

0 (0.0)

Widowed

7 (3.5)

11 (5.5)

5 (3.3)

3 (2.0)

Education

Can’t read and write

58 (29.0)

54 (27.0)

57 (38.0)

34 (22.7)

Read and write only

68 (34.0)

83 (41.5)

41 (27.3)

57 (38.0)

Primary school

55 (27.5)

37 (18.5)

40 (26.7)

42 (28.0)

Secondary school

12 (6.0)

17 (8.5)

10 (6.7)

10 (6.7)

Post -secondary

6 (3.0)

9 (4.5)

2 (1.3)

6 (4.0)

Occupation

Farming

148 (74.0)

162 (81.0)

77 (51.3)

109 (72.7)

Trading

8 (4.0)

6 (3.0)

12 (8.0)

13 (8.7)

Government employee

3 (1.5)

6 (3.0)

1 (0.7)

8 (5.3)

Student

9 (4.5)

9 (4.5)

9 (6.0)

6 (4.0)

House wife

19 (9.5)

13 (6.5)

27 (18.0)

12 (8.0)

No employment

11 (5.5)

2 (1.0)

22 (14.7)

1 (0.7)

Others

2 (1.0)

2 (1.0)

2 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

Relative wealth

Less

107 (53.5)

92 (46.0)

67 (44.7)

42 (28.0)

More

4 (2.0)

1 (0.5)

4 (2.7)

4 (2.7)

Equal

89 (44.5)

107 (53.5)

79 (52.7)

104 (69.3)

Diagnosis

Schizophrenia

106 (53.0)

–

68 (45.3)

–

Bipolar disorder

56 (28.0)

–

41 (27.3)

–

Major depressive disorder

38 (19.0)

–

41 (27.3)

–

  1. aStandard deviation