Attitude towards Mental Illness among Secondary School Students in Asmara, Eritrea: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Distribution of the study sample by socio-demographic characteristics (n=402).

Characteristics			Number (n)	Percent ()
Grade
	Grade 9		128	31.84
	Grade 10		142	35.32
	Grade 11		132	32.84
Sex
	Male		182	45.27
	Female		220	54.73
Religion
	Christian		363	90.52
	Islam		35	8.73
	Other		3	0.75
Ethnicity
	Tigrigna		379	94.28
	Others‡		23	5.72
Father’s Education level
	Elementary and Below		52	12.94
	Junior		72	17.91
	Secondary School		85	21.14
	Tertiary Level		193	48.01
Mother’s Educational level
	Elementary and Below		102	25.37
	Junior		77	19.15
	Secondary School		127	31.59
	Tertiary Level		96	23.88
Family History of MI
	No		390	97.01
	Yes		12	2.99
Neighbor History of MI
	No		286	71.14
	Yes		116	28.86
	Minimum,	Maximum	Mean	SD
Age	13	20	15.81	1.13
Average Score	32	97	71.2	11.26

‡Others include Tigre (n=12), Saho (n=6), Blien (n=3), Afar (n=1), and Rashaida (n= 1).