Table 2 Clinical characteristics and outcome of psychiatric admissions to Jimma University Specialized Hospital
From: Length of stay of psychiatric admissions in a general hospital in Ethiopia: a retrospective study
Characteristic | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Discharge diagnosis (n = 838) | ||
Schizophrenia‡ | 231 | 27.6 |
Bipolar disorder | 196 | 23.4 |
Major depressive disorder | 181 | 21.6 |
Brief psychotic disorder | 153 | 18.3 |
Other mental disorders§ | 77 | 9.2 |
Co-morbid psychiatric disorders (n = 699) | ||
Yes | 79 | 11.3 |
No | 620 | 88.7 |
Comorbid medical illness (n = 731) | ||
Yes | 92 | 12.6 |
No | 639 | 87.4 |
Khat use (n = 631) | ||
Yes | 213 | 33.8 |
No | 418 | 66.2 |
Alcohol use (n = 605) | ||
Yes | 88 | 14.5 |
No | 517 | 85.5 |
Extrapyramidal side-effects (n = 732) | ||
Yes | 137 | 18.7 |
No | 595 | 81.3 |
Outcome (n = 846) | ||
Improved | 764 | 90.3 |
Absconded | 20 | 2.4 |
Deceased | 3 | 0.4 |
No change | 12 | 1.4 |
Self-discharge | 16 | 1.9 |
Referred | 31 | 3.7 |