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

Table 2

Distribution of clinical and patient related factors among schizophrenia patients at AMSH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2014 ().

Variable name		Frequency	Percent
Duration of illness	<5 years	143	34.7
	5–10 years	110	26.7
	>10 years	159	38.6
Antipsychotic; polytherapy	Yes	116	28.2
	No	296	71.8
Duration of treatment	<5 years	198	48.1
	5–10 years	95	23.1
	>10 years	119	28.9
Type of antipsychotics	FGA	250	60.7
	SGA	46	11.2
	FGA + FGA	96	23.3
	FGA + SGA	19	4.6
	FGA + FGA + SGA	1	0.2
Number of admissions	None	290	70.4
	One	66	16.0
	≥two	56	13.6
EPS	Yes	43	10.4
	No	369	89.6
Drug adherence	Yes	243	59.0
	No	169	41.0
Substance use (alcohol, Khat, and tobacco)	No	250	60.7
	Yes	162	39.3

FGA: first generation antipsychotics. SGA: second generation antipsychotics.