Research Article

Insight and Associated Factors among Patients with Schizophrenia in Mental Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2018

Table 2

Description of clinical characteristic of patients with schizophrenia.

VariablesCategoryFrequencyPercentage (%)

Number of episodesFirst episode18641.8
≥2 episodes25958.2
Previous hospitalizationYes24053.9
No20546.1
Depressive symptomsYes11124.9
No33475.1
Age at first onset of illness mean (SD)25.70 (5.22)
Duration of treatment mean (SD)6.64 (3.51)
Positive syndrome mean (SD)22.67 (6.12)
Negative syndrome mean (SD)22.36 (3.69)
General psychopathology mean (SD)27.42 (10.45)
PANSS total mean (SD)72.44 (14.00)