Research Article

Depression among Patients with Schizophrenia in Ethiopian Mental Health Hospital: Association with Sociodemographic and Clinical Variables: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Description of the clinical characteristic of the patients with schizophrenia in AMSH 2018.

VariablesCategoryFrequencyPercentage

Age at first onset of illness mean (SD)25.7 (5.2)
Duration of treatment median (IQR)6 (6)
Previous hospitalizationYes23853.3
No20746.5
Number of psychotic episodesFirst episode18140.7
≥2 episodes26459.3