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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of respondents at St Paul’s hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014

From: Internalized stigma among patients with mood disorders in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional facility-based study

Clinical characteristics

Frequency

Percent

Diagnosis

 Bipolar

88

37.4

 Depression

147

62.6

Level of improvement to treatment

 Fully improved

112

47.7

 Partially improved

91

38.7

 No change

9

3.8

 Relapse

23

9.8

Suicidal attempt

 Yes

84

35.7

 No

151

64.3

Medication non-adherence

 Yes

114

48.5

 No

121

51.5

Contribution of stigma to non-adherence (N = 114)a

 Yes

34

29.8

 No

80

70.2

  1. aThose without a history of non-adherence (N = 121) excluded