Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of psychiatric outpatients in Jimma medical center, Southwest Ethiopia
Variable | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 256 | 63.8 |
Female | 145 | 36.2 | |
Age |  ≥ 34.69 | 205 | 51.1 |
 < 34.69 | 196 | 48.9 | |
Marital status | Single | 197 | 49.1 |
Married | 143 | 35.7 | |
Divorced/ widowed | 61 | 15.2 | |
Educational status | College and above | 189 | 46.6 |
9-12th grade | 143 | 35.7 | |
Unable to read & write | 59 | 14.7 | |
1-8th grade | 12 | 3.0 | |
Occupational status | No | 221 | 55.1 |
Yes | 180 | 44.9 | |
Childhood care | Mother only | 299 | 74.6 |
father and mother | 58 | 4.5 | |
Othersa | 44 | 10.9 |