Research Article

The Prevalence and Correlates of Social Anxiety Symptoms among People with Schizophrenia in Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

The distribution of participants by their response to LSAS-SR among people with schizophrenia at AMSH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018 ().

The 24 items of the LSAS-SR scaleNoneMildModerateSevere
Frequency (%)Frequency (%)Frequency (%)Frequency (%)

Telephoning in public (p)267 (65.28)81 (19.8)47 (11.49)14 (3.43)
Participating in small group (p)221 (54)70 (17.1)81 (19.8)39 (9.1)
Eating in public places (p)300 (73.4)66 (16.1)32 (7.8)11 (2.7)
Drinking with others in public places (p)290 (70.9)54 (13.3)44 (10.7)21 (5.1)
Talking to people in authority (s)187 (45.7)85 (20.8)79 (19.3)58 (14.2)
Acting, performing or giving a talk in front of audiences (s)263 (64.3)104 (25.4)27 (6.6)15 (3.7)
Going to a party (s)275 (67.2)70 (17.1)49 (12)15 (3.7)
Working while being observed (p)240 (58.7)93 (22.7)46 (11.3)30 (7.3)
Writing while being observed (p)280 (68.4)58 (14.1)54 (13.3)17 (4.1)
Calling someone you do not know very well (s)222 (54.28)88 (21.51)64 (15.65)35 (5.56)
Talking with people you do not know very well (s)250 (61.2)82 (20)48 (11.7)29 (7.1)
Meeting with strangers (s)222 (54.3)86 (21.0)74 (18.1)27(6.6)
Urinating in public bathroom (p)265 (64.8)70 (17.1)49 (12)25 (6.1)
Entering a room when others are already seated (p)131 (32)89 (21.8)115 (28.1)74 (18.1)
Being a center of attention (s)279 (68.2)109 (26.7)15(3.7)6 (1.5)
Speaking up at a meeting (p)137 (33.5)95 (23.2)117 (28.6)60 (14.7)
Taking a test (p)349 (85.3)37 (9.0)14(3.4)9 (2.2)
Expressing a disagreement or disapproval to people you do not know very well (s)286 (69.9)88 (21.5)27 (6.6)8 (2)
Looking at a people you do not know very well in the eyes (s)264 (64.5)96 (23.5)40 (9.8)9 (2.2)
Giving a report to a group (p)265 (64.8)83 (20.3)48 (11.7)13 (3.2)
Trying to pick up someone (p)312 (76.3)56 (13.7)29 (7.1)12 (2.9
Returning goods to the store (s)358 (87.5)29 (7.1)10 (2.4)12 (2.9)
Giving a party (s)263(64.3)89 (21.8)40 (9.8)17 (4.2)
Resisting a high pressure salesperson (s)336 (82.2)54(13.2)9 (2.2)10 (2.4)
Total score6262 (63.79)1832 (18.66)1156 (11.78)566 (5.77)