Prevalence of Antipsychotic Polypharmacy and Associated Factors among Outpatients with Schizophrenia Attending Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics of schizophrenia outpatients attending AMSH, June 2014.

Variable		Frequency	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	287	69.7
	Female	125	30.3
Age	≤25	71	17.2
	26–35	163	39.6
	≥36	178	43.2
Marital status	Single	270	65.5
	Married	80	19.4
	Divorced	32	7.8
	Widowed	6	1.5
Residence	Urban	280	68.0
	Rural	132	32.0
Religion	Orthodox	231	65.5
	Muslim	80	19.4
	Protestant	51	12.4
	Others	4	2.7
Ethnicity	Amhara	148	35.9
	Oromo	112	27.2
	Gurage	93	22.4
	Tigre	21	5.1
	Others	38	9.2
Educational status	Uneducated	49	11.9
	1–8 grades	126	30.6
	9–12 grades	157	38.1
	Diploma and above	80	19.4
Occupation	Employed	68	16.5
	Private business	70	17.0
	Daily laborer	37	9.0
	Jobless	196	47.6
	Student	20	4.9
	Housewife	21	5.1
Monthly income (ETB)	<750 birr	302	73.3
	750–1199 birr	47	11.4
	≥1200 birr	63	15.3