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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with psychotic disorders, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2013 (n = 386)

From: Psychotic relapse and associated factors among patients attending health services in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Socio demographic characteristics

Number (percent)

Sex

 Male

279 (72.3 %)

 Female

107 (27.7 %)

Age

 18–24

79 (20.5 %)

 25–34

186 (46.2 %)

 35–44

82 (21.2 %)

 45–54

28 (7.3 %)

 55–68

11 (2.8 %)

Religion

 Orthodox

97 (25.1 %)

 Muslim

234 (60.4 %)

 Protestant

51 (13.2 %)

 Catholic

1 (0.3 %)

 Other*

3 (0.8 %)

Frequency

 Frequent

170 (44 %)

 Sometimes

196 (50.8 %)

 Never

20 (5.2 %)

Ethnicity

 Oromo

239 (61.9 %)

 Amhara

66 (17.1 %)

 Gurage

19 (4.9 %)

 Kaffa

26 (6.7 %)

 Dawro

20 (5.2 %)

 Yem

5 (1.3 %)

 Other**

11 (2.8 %)

Marital status

 Single

179 (46.4 %)

 Married

188 (48.7 %)

 Divorced

11 (2.88 %)

 Separated

2 (0.5 %)

 Widowed

6 (1.6 %)

Educational

 Illiterate

50 (13 %)

 Primary

176 (45.6 %)

 Secondary

96 (24.9 %)

 Tertiary

64 (16.6 %)

Occupation

 Unemployed

112 (29 %)

 gov't employee

87 (22.5 %)

 Merchant

26 (6.7 %)

 Private

29 (7.5 %)

 Farmer

97 (25.1 %)

 Other***

35 (9.1 %)

Income

 167–541

96 (24.9 %)

 542–1000

120 (31.1 %)

 1001–1888

75 (19.4 %)

 1889–10000

95 (24.6 %)

  1. Other* includes Jehovah’s witnesses
  2. Other** includes Tigrae, Wolayita and Hadiya
  3. Other*** includes wood workers, daily laborer, house wife and students