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Table 1 Sociodemographic and other characteristics of the participants (N = 82)

From: Decreased insight, but not self-stigma or belief about medicine, is associated with greater severity of delusions in a sample of long-stay patients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

N (%)

Gender

 

 Male

45 (54.9%)

 Female

37 (45.1%)

Marital status

 

 Single/divorced/widowed

73 (89.0%)

 Married

9 (11.0%)

Education level

 

 Illiterate

15 (18.3%)

 Primary (≤ 6 years of school)

15 (18.3%)

 Complementary (7–10 years of school)

35 (42.7%)

 Secondary (11–13 years of school)

14 (17.1%)

 University

3 (3.7%)

Socioeconomic level

 

 Low (Less than 1000 USD)

68 (80.2%)

 Intermediate (1000–2000 USD)

15 (18.5%)

 High ( More than 2000 USD)

1 (1.2%)

Family history of psychiatric illness

 

 Yes

24 (29.3%)

 No

58 (70.7%)

 

Mean ± SD

Age (in years)

55.55 ± 10.21

Duration of illness (in years)

30.15 ± 11.73

Duration of hospitalization (in years)

17.56 ± 9.24

Chlorpromazine equivalent dose (mg)

957.69 ± 947.36