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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants

From: “He can send her to her parents”: The interaction between marriageability, gender and serious mental illness in rural Ethiopia

 

N (%)

N = 39

Participants

 Service users

11 (28.2)

 Caregivers

12 (30.8)

 Religious leaders

6 (15.4)

 Health extension workers

4 (10.3)

 Police officers

2 (5.1)

 Teachers

2 (5.1)

 Government officials

2 (5.1)

Gender

 Male

23 (59.0)

 Female

16 (41.0)

Age categories (years)

 18–24

5 (13.5)

 25–34

13 (35.1)

 35–44

6 (16.2)

 45–54

8 (21.6)

 55+

5 (13.5)

Marital Status

 Married

25 (67.6)

 Not married

12 (32.4)

Educational attainment

 Cannot read/write

8 (21.6)

 Primary school

13 (35.1)

 Secondary school or greater

16 (43.2)

Religion

 Muslim

22 (62.9)

 Orthodox

9 (25.7)

 Catholic

2 (5.7)

 Protestant

2 (5.7)