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 4

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

Variable	Frequency (218)	Percentage (100%)
Sex
Male	135	61.9
Female	83	38.1
Age
18–29	64	29.4
30–39	51	23.4
40–49	42	19.3
50–59	40	18.3
60–69	17	7.8
70–79	4	1.8
Marital status
Single	103	47.2
Engaged	16	7.3
Married	62	28.4
Divorced	20	9.2
Separated	8	3.7
Living together	1	0.5
Widowed	8	3.7
Education
Not applicable	4	1.8
Nursery	1	0.5
Primary	18	8.3
Junior secondary school	39	17.9
Senior high school	79	36.2
Vocational	8	3.7
Polytechnic	9	4.1
Training school	19	8.7
University	38	17.4
Masters	3	1.4
Religious affiliation
Atheist	13	6.0
Christian	187	85.8
Muslim	15	6.9
Traditionalist	3	1.4
Occupational status
No occupation	94	43.1
Professor/technical	38	17.4
Managerial	7	3.2
Clerical	4	1.8
Sales	41	18.8
Agricultural self-employed	7	3.2
Agriculture	5	2.3
Household and domestic service	13	6.0
Skilled manual	6	2.8
Unskilled manual	2	0.9
Others	1	0.5
Reasons for unemployment
Termination of appointment	8	8.5
Side effects of medicines	30	31.9
Cessation of education	13	13.8
Stigma from coworkers	43	45.7
Patient status
Inpatient	112	51.4
Outpatient	106	48.6