Internalized Stigma among Patients with Mental Illness Attending Psychiatric Follow-Up at Dilla University Referral Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Social support characteristics of participants.

Variable	Number	%
Living status
Alone	68	21.4
With family	221	69.6
With relatives	23	7.2
With friend	5	1.8
Family support
Yes	257	81.1
No	60	18.9
Type of support from family
Moral support	104	32.8
Physical support	81	25.4
Financial support	61	19.4
Food support	71	22.4
Support from society
Yes	156	48.9
No	162	51.1
Source of societal support
From friends	64	20.8
From relatives	42	13.3
From religion	15	4.6
From government	23	7.4
From neighbors	9	2.8