Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographics characteristics of the respondents among caregivers of people with severe mental illness at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital (n = 390), Ethiopia, May 2013
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender/sex | ||
Male | 176 | 45.1 |
Female | 214 | 54.9 |
Age | ||
18–24 | 28 | 7.2 |
25–34 | 82 | 21 |
35–44 | 104 | 26.7 |
>44 | 176 | 45.1 |
Marital status | ||
Single/Never married | 73 | 18.7 |
Married | 208 | 53.3 |
Divorce/separated | 58 | 14.9 |
Widowed | 51 | 13.1 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 118 | 30.3 |
Tigre | 32 | 8.2 |
Oromo | 123 | 31.5 |
Gurage | 96 | 24.6 |
Others | 21 | 5.4 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox Christian | 217 | 55.6 |
Islam | 103 | 26.4 |
Protestant | 60 | 15.4 |
Others | 10 | 2.5 |
Educational status | ||
Not educated | 142 | 36.4 |
≤ Grade 12 | 171 | 43.8 |
> Grade 12 | 77 | 19.7 |
Cont Job (Occupation) | ||
Employed | 137 | 35.1 |
Own business | 56 | 14.4 |
Farmer | 83 | 21.3 |
Housewives | 50 | 12.8 |
Jobless | 64 | 16.4 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 99 | 25.4 |
Rural | 291 | 74.6 |
Average monthly income of the house hold | ||
≤400 Birr | 115 | 29.5 |
401–700 | 114 | 29.2 |
701–1200 | 68 | 17.4 |
≥1201 | 93 | 23.8 |
Diagnosis of the patient | ||
Pychosis | 311 | 79.7 |
Bipolar disorder | 79 | 20.3 |
Number of admission | ||
No admission | 209 | 53.6 |
One time admission | 95 | 24.4 |
≥ Two times admission | 86 | 21.1 |
Duration of care giving in year | ||
0–5 years | 243 | 62.3 |
6–10 years | 83 | 21.3 |
≥11 years | 64 | 16.4 |