Table 2 Background characteristics of participants (n = 300 unless specified)
From: The psychosis treatment gap and its consequences in rural Ethiopia
Characteristics | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 172 | 57.3 |
Female | 128 | 42.7 | |
Age | 18–24 | 65 | 21.7 |
25–34 | 82 | 27.3 | |
35–44 | 79 | 26.3 | |
45–54 | 46 | 15.3 | |
55 and above | 28 | 9.3 | |
Residence | Urban | 60 | 20.1 |
Rural | 239 | 79.9 | |
Education | Illiterate | 118 | 39.3 |
No formal education but can read and write | 39 | 13.0 | |
Formal education | 143 | 47.7 | |
Employment (n = 299) | Agricultural work | 76 | 25.4 |
self employed | 16 | 5.4 | |
House wife | 58 | 19.4 | |
Other employment | 39 | 13.0 | |
Unemployed | 110 | 36.8 | |
Income | low and below | 191 | .63.7 |
Medium and above | 109 | 36.3 | |
Marital status | Single | 136 | 45.3 |
Married | 111 | 37.0 | |
Divorced | 40 | 13.3 | |
Widowed | 13 | 4.3 | |
Religion | Orthodox Christian | 271 | 90.0 |
Other | 30 | 10.0 | |
Ethnicity (n = 299) | Gurage | 281 | 94.0 |
Other | 18 | 6.0 | |
Children (n = 295) | Yes | 157 | 53.2 |
No | 138 | 46.8 | |
Children under 18 (n = 157) | Yes | 126 | 80.3 |
Summary diagnosis | Schizophrenia spectrum disorders | 256 | 85.3 |
Affective psychosis | 44 | 14.7 | |