Improving psychotherapies offered in public hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya: extending practice-based research model for LMICs

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics

Variable	Category	Frequency (N = 345)	Percentage %
Clinic	KNH	155	48.8
Clinic	MPH	180	52.2
Therapist	Mental health workers	225	65.2
	Interns	112	32.5
	Missing data	8	2.3
Sex of the client	Male	249	72.2
	Female	94	27.2
	Missing data	2	0.6
Age of the client	Mean; SD; range	28.9; 9.9; 18–60
Age category, years	18–27	194	56.2
	28–37	78	22.6
	> 37	73	21.2
Previous therapy	Yes	55	15.9
	No	284	82.3
	Missing data	6	1.7
Current psychotropic prescription	Yes	171	49.6
	No	155	44.9
	Missing data	19	5.5
Primary diagnosis	Addictions	188	54.8
	Psychosis	60	17.5
	Depression	58	16.9
	Anxiety/stress	41	11.9
	Interpersonal problems	22	6.4
	Physical problems	22	6.4
	Work/academic	22	6.4
	Other problems	22	6.4
	Self-esteem	17	5.0
	Trauma/abuse	16	4.7
	Personality problems	15	4.4
	Living welfare	12	3.5
	Eating disorders	11	3.2
	Bereavement/loss	08	2.3

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