Table 1 Background characteristics of psychiatric admissions to Jimma University Specialized Hospital
From: Length of stay of psychiatric admissions in a general hospital in Ethiopia: a retrospective study
Characteristics | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex (n = 846) | ||
Male | 492 | 58.2 |
Female | 354 | 41.8 |
Age in years (n = 846) | ||
Less than 20 | 164 | 19.4 |
20 – 29 | 415 | 49.1 |
30 – 39 | 168 | 19.9 |
40 and above | 99 | 11.7 |
Marital status (n = 461) | ||
Single | 253 | 54.9 |
Married | 190 | 41.2 |
Divorced | 12 | 2.6 |
Widowed | 6 | 1.3 |
Occupation (n = 390) | ||
Civil servant | 55 | 14.1 |
Farmer | 103 | 26.4 |
Housewife | 75 | 19.2 |
Student | 98 | 25.1 |
Unemployed | 42 | 10.8 |
Trader | 17 | 4.4 |
Education (n = 317) | ||
Illiterate | 63 | 19.9 |
Primary | 92 | 29.0 |
Secondary | 70 | 22.1 |
Tertiary | 92 | 29.0 |
Religion (n = 447) | ||
Orthodox Christian | 144 | 32.2 |
Muslim | 247 | 55.3 |
Protestant | 52 | 11.6 |
Other | 4 | 0.9 |
Place of residence (n = 842) | ||
Within 5 km of Jimma city | 351 | 41.7 |
≥5 km outside of Jimma city | 536 | 58.3 |
Patient paid for hospital services (n = 832) | ||
No | 646 | 77.6 |
Paid half of the cost | 54 | 6.5 |
Paid all of the cost | 132 | 15.9 |