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Table 1 Description of socio-demographic characteristics of participants with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 404)

From: Lifetime relapse and its associated factors among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who are on follow up at Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Sex

 Male

225

55.7

 Female

179

44.3

Age

 18–24

38

9.4

 25–34

161

39.9

 35–44

128

31.7

  ≥ 45

77

19

Marital status

 Single

144

35.6

 Married

68

16.8

 Divorced

13

3.3

 Widowed

179

44.3

Religion

 Orthodox Christian

230

56.9

 Muslim

163

40.3

 Protestant

7

1.8

 Others*

4

1

Residence

 Urban

254

62.9

 Rural

150

37.1

Educational status

 Unable to read and write

76

18.8

 Primary level

129

31.9

 Secondary level

116

28.7

 College and above

83

20.6

Occupational status

 Farmer

135

33.4

 Merchant

58

14.4

 Government and private worker

94

23.3

 House wife

86

21.2

 Others**

31

7.7

Living status

 Alone

57

14.1

 Family

312

77.2

 Relatives

16

4

 Others***

19

4.7

Mean monthly income

  < 2044 ETB

203

50.2

  ≥ 2044 ETB

201

49.8

  1. * = Jehovah’s Witness ** = Student, jobless, daily labor *** = Children, employer ETB = Ethiopian birr