Patterns of Prescription of Psychotropic Medications and Their Adherence among Patients with Schizophrenia in Two Psychiatric Hospitals in Accra, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 2

Sociodemographic data of study participants who performed below the cut-off for the MMSE.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Male	23	56.1
Female	18	43.9
Age
18–29
30–39
40–49
50–59
60–69
Marital status
Single	19	46.3
Engaged	2	4.9
Married	10	24.4
Divorced	6	14.6
Separated	4	9.8
Education
Nursery	1	2.4
Junior secondary school	11	26.8
Senior high school	19	46.3
Vocational	1	2.4
Polytechnic	1	2.4
Training school	2	4.9
University	6	14.6
Religious affiliation
Atheist	3	7.3
Christian	35	85.4
Muslim	2	4.9
Traditionalist	1	2.4
Occupational status
No occupation	16	39.0
Professor/technical	12	29.3
Managerial	1	2.4
Clerical	1	2.4
Sales	7	17.1
Agricultural self-employed	2	4.9
Household and domestic service	1	2.4
Skilled manual	1	2.4
Reasons for unemployment
Termination of appointment	4	25.0
Side effects of medicines	6	37.5
Cessation of education	5	31.3
Stigma from coworkers	1	6.3
Patient status
Inpatient	21	51.2
Outpatient	20	48.8