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Table 1 Profiles of people with mental health problems

From: A qualitative study on the stigma experienced by people with mental health problems and epilepsy in the Philippines

 

n

N = 39

(%)

Sex

 Male

26

(66.7)

 Female

13

(33.3)

Age range

 0–19 years

11

(28.2)

 20–39 years

18

(46.2)

 40–59 years

8

(20.5)

 60–69 years

2

(5.1)

Highest educational attainment

 No formal education

4

(10.3)

 Primary school or lower

16

(41.0)

 High school or higher

17

(43.6)

 Still in full-time education

2

(5.1)

Employment status

 Out of worka

34

(87.2)

 Employed for wages

4

(10.3)

 Self-employed

1

(2.6)

Marital status

 Singleb

32

(82.1)

 Married/ Domestic partnership

5

(12.8)

 Widowed/ Separated

2

(5.1)

Religion

 Roman Catholic

28

(71.8)

 Iglesia ni Cristo

3

(7.7)

 Protestant

3

(7.7)

 Islam

1

(2.6)

 Other Christian

4

(10.3)

Classification of mental health problems

 Neurodevelopmental

13

(33.3)

 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic

10

(25.6)

 Substance-related and Addictive

8

(20.5)

 Epilepsy

2

(5.1)

 Anxiety

2

(5.1)

 Trauma and Stressor-related

1

(2.6)

 Depressive

1

(2.6)

 Sleep -Wake

1

(2.6)

 Data deficient

1

(2.6)

Lifetime mental health or welfare service use

 Yes

26

(66.7)

 No

13

(33.3)

Current mental health or welfare service use

 Yes

12

(30.8)

 No

27

(69.2)

  1. aChildren under 15 years old, the legal working age, (n = 3) are included
  2. bChildren under 18 years old, the legal marriage age, (n = 8) are included