Research Article

Stigma Resistance and Its Associated Factors among People with Bipolar Disorder at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of people with bipolar disorder attending the outpatient department at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016 ().

VariablesCategoriesFrequencyPercentage

Age in years18-246615.8
25-3416439.2
35-4412028.7
≥446816.3

SexMale21651.5
Female20248.3

ReligionOrthodox23055.0
Muslim9422.5
Protestant8219.6
Others122.9

Marital statusSingle22353.3
Divorced/widowed6515.6
Married13031.1

EthnicityAmhara15136.1
Oromo12028.7
Guragie7517.9
Others7217.2

Educational statusUnable to read and write6214.8
Primary10324.6
Secondary14033.5
College and above11327.0

ResidencyRural10725.6
Urban31174.4

Employment statusEmployed26463.2
Unemployed15436.8

Catholic and Adventists. Tigre, Silte, Gamo, Woleni, and Wolaiyta.