Research Article

Rate of Nonadherence to Antipsychotic Medications and Factors Leading to Nonadherence among Psychiatric Patients in Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents, University of Gondar Hospital, Psychiatric Clinic, May, 2013.

SociodemographicsCharacteristicsFrequency (%)

GenderMale105 (50.2)
Female104 (49.8)

Age (years)18–2426 (12.4)
25–3094 (45.0)
31–4042 (20.1)
41–5024 (11.5)
>5023 (11.0)

ReligionOrthodox182 (87.1)
Islam25 (12.0)
Protestant2 (1.0)

Education levelIlliterate77 (33.6)
Read and write11 (5.3)
Grades 1–624 (11.5)
Grades 7–1046 (22.0)
Grades 11 and 1214 (6.7)
>Grade 1237 (17.7)

ResidenceUrban86 (41.1)
Rural123 (58.9)

Marital statusMarried67 (32.1)
Single95 (45.5)
Divorced35 (16.7)
Widowed12 (5.7)