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Table 1 Background characteristics of people with mental illness in Jimma University specialized hospital, Southwest Ethiopia, 2012

From: Facility based cross-sectional study of self stigma among people with mental illness: towards patient empowerment approach

Characteristics

Frequency

Percent

Sex

Male

296

70.14

Female

126

29.86

Marital status

Single

209

49.53

Married

183

43.36

Divorced and widowed

30

7.11

Religion

Muslim

250

59.24

Orthodox

116

27.49

Others (Protestant, Catholic, Waqefeta)

56

13.27

Ethnicity

Oromo

255

60.43

Amhara

64

15.17

Others (Keffa, Dawro, Gurage)

103

24.41

Educational status

Could not read and write

45

10.66

Read and write only

37

8.77

Elementary

83

19.67

Secondary

186

44.08

Higher education

71

16.82

Occupation

Farmer

120

28.44

Private enterprise

106

25.12

Government employee

80

18.96

Student

57

13.51

Others (housewife and unemployed)

59

13.98

Setting

Rural

195

46.21

Urban

227

53.79