Research Article
Suicide Behavior and Its Predictors in Patients with Schizophrenia in Ethiopia
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of patients with schizophrenia at AMSH, Addis Ababa, 2019
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| Variable | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
| Duration of illness | ≤3 years | 74 | 24.7 | 3-5 years | 50 | 16.7 | >5 years | 176 | 58.6 |
| Family history of mental illness | Yes | 76 | 25.3 | No | 224 | 74.7 |
| Family history of suicide | Yes | 67 | 22.3 | No | 233 | 77.7 |
| Episodes of illness | Continuous | 74 | 24.7 | Single episode | 82 | 27.3 | 2-4 episodes | 87 | 29 | 5 and above | 57 | 19 |
| Any substance use in the past 12 months | Yes | 84 | 28.0 | No | 216 | 72.0 |
| Medication adherence | Adhered | 232 | 77.3 | Nonadhered | 68 | 22.7 |
| Social support | Poor | 188 | 62.6 | Moderate | 101 | 33.7 | Strong | 11 | 3.7 |
| Positive symptoms of schizophrenia | Delusional symptoms | Yes | 90 | 30 | No | 210 | 70 | Hallucinatory symptoms | Yes | 99 | 33 | No | 201 | 67 | Disorganized speech or behavior | Yes | 26 | 8.7 | No | 273 | 91 |
| Negative symptoms of schizophrenia | Anhedonia | Yes | 102 | 34 | No | 197 | 65.7 | Asocial | Yes | 84 | 28 | No | 216 | 72 | Loose of personal motivation | Yes | 67 | 22.3 | No | 232 | 77.3 | Loose of verbal expression | Yes | 35 | 11.7 | No | 264 | 88 |
| Depression | Yes | 92 | 30.7 | No | 208 | 69.3 |
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