Assessment of patients’ satisfaction and associated factors among outpatients received mental health services at public hospitals of Mekelle Town, northern Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of patients attending in Mekelle public hospitals, in psychiatry department, Tigray regional state, Ethiopia, August 2014 (n = 415)

Characteristics	Variables	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	262	63.1
Sex	Female	153	36.9
Age (years)	< 20	10	2.4
	20–29	116	28
	30–39	128	30.8
	40–49	94	22.7
	≥ 50	67	16.1
Place of residence	Urban	308	74.2
Place of residence	Rural	107	25.8
Educational status	Informal education	54	13
	Primary education	73	17.6
	Secondary education	93	22.4
	Higher education	195	47
Religion	Orthodox	278	67
	Muslim	73	17.6
	Protestant	24	5.8
	Others	40	9.6
Marital status	Single	93	22.4
	Married	213	51.3
	Others	109	26.2
Ethnicity	Tigre	285	68.7
	Amhara	31	7.5
	Others	99	23.9
Occupation	Government employee	55	13.3
	Private employee	95	22.9
	House wife	40	9.6
	Merchant	129	31.1
	Others	96	23.1
Income	< 750	60	14.5
Income	≥ 750	355	85.5

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