Research Article

Perceived Stigma and Associated Factors among People with Schizophrenia at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Institution Based Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants ( ) at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, 2012.

CharacteristicsNumberPercent

Sex
 Male30273.5
 Female10926.5
Age
 18–248420.4
 25–3416239.4
 35–4411427.7
 ≥445112.4
Educational status
 Cannot read and write409.5
 Primary28970.3
 Secondary and above 5220
Religion
 Muslim9122.1
 Orthodox24058.4
 Protestant6716.3
 Catholic133.2
Marital status
 Married7217.5
 Single28669.6
 Divorced/widowed5312.8
Ethnicity
 Oromo13232.1
 Amhara14635.6
 Gurage9823.8
 Tigre358.5
Employment
 Unemployed25762.5
 Employed15437.5
Residence
 Rural 8921.7
 Urban32278.3
Living arrangement
 Family36087.6
 Alone5112.4