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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of suicide attempters at general hospitals in Hawassa city from Nov 2014–Aug 2015

From: Socio-demographic characteristics, clinical profile and prevalence of existing mental illness among suicide attempters attending emergency services at two hospitals in Hawassa city, South Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Number (%)

Age

 14–24

75 (78.1)

 ≥25

21 (21.9)

Sex

 Male

40 (41.7)

 Female

56 (58.3)

Religion

 Protestant Christian

54 (56.2)

 Orthodox Christian

37 (38.5)

 Others

4 (4.1)

Place

 Hawassa city

74 (77.7)

 Sidama zone

17 (17.7)

 Others

5 (5.2)

Ethnicity

 Sidama

46 (47.7)

 Wolayita

17 (17.7)

 Amhara

15 (15.6)

 Oromo

9 (9.4)

 Others

9 (9.4)

Marital status

 Married

15 (15.6)

 Single

81 (84.4)

Lives with

 Either parent or sibling

87 (90.6)

 Spouse and children or a lone

9 (9.4)

Occupation

 Students

61 (63.5)

 Self employed

16 (16.7)

 House wife

9 (9.4)

 Unemployed

6 (6.2)

 Government employ

4 (4.1)

Income sources

 From parent or close relatives

68 (70.8)

 Has personal income

28 (29.2)

Educational status

 Unable to read and write

3 (3.1)

 Read and write

1 (1.0)

 Primary school

6 (6.2)

 Secondary school

84 (87.5)

 Tertiary

2 (2.1)