Table 2 Clinical and psychosocial characteristics of bipolar disorder patients attending AMHH, 2017
From: Risky sexual behavior and associated factors among patients with bipolar disorders in Ethiopia
Variables | Categories | N(%) |
|---|---|---|
Age at onset of the illness | ≤25 years | 225 (59.2) |
> 25 years | 173 (40.8) | |
Duration of the illness | ≤5 years | 119 (28.1) |
5–10 years | 210 (49.5) | |
> 10 years | 95 (22.4) | |
Duration on treatment | ≤5 years | 123 (29.0) |
6–10 years | 210 (49.5) | |
> 10 years | 91 (21.5) | |
Number of episodes | ≤2 | 104 (24.5) |
> 2 | 320 (75.5) | |
Type of current episode | Manic | 240 (56.6) |
Depressive | 184 (43.4) | |
Presence of hospitalization | Yes | 205 (48.3) |
No | 219 (51.7) | |
Number of hospitalization(N = 205) | ≤4 | 153 (74.6) |
> 4 | 52 (35.4) | |
Life time history of homelessness | Yes | 94 (22.2) |
No | 330 (77.8) | |
History of childhood sexual abuse | Yes | 12 (2.8) |
No | 412 (97.2) |