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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of mental health service users attending service at Jimma University Teaching Hospital (n = 422)

From: Tobacco dependence among people with mental illness: a facility-based cross sectional study from Southwest Ethiopia

Characteristics

Frequency (%)

Sex

 Male

305 (72.3)

 Female

117 (27.7)

Age (years)

 18–28

181 (42.9)

 29–38

156 (37.0)

 39–48

47 (11.1)

 ≥49

38 (9.0)

Ethnicity

 Oromo

302 (71.6)

 Amhara

53 (12.6)

 Guragie

24 (5.7)

 Dawuro

17 (4.0)

 Yem

10 (2.4)

 Others

16 (3.8)

Marital status

 Married

153 (36.3)

 Single

238 (56.4)

 Divorced

20 (4.7)

 Separated

6 (1.4)

 Widowed

5 (1.2)

Religion

 

 Orthodox

112 (26.5)

 Muslim

265 (62.8)

 Protestant

41 (9.7)

 Catholic

2 (0.5)

 Jehovah witness

2 (0.5)

Frequency of attending a place of worship

 Never

39 (9.2)

 Some times

226 (53.6)

 Daily

157 (37.2)

Education

 

 Non-literate

74 (17.5)

 Read and write only

60 (14.2)

 Primary (grades 1–8)

101 (35.1)

 Secondary/high school/(grades 9–12)

99 (34.4)

 Tertiary (grades more than 12)

88 (30.6)

Occupation

 Employed

71 (16.8)

 Unemployed

105 (24.9)

 Farmer

84 (19.9)

 Merchant

44 (10.4)

 Daily-laborer

30 (7.1)

 Student

43 (10.2)

 House-wife

37 (8.8)

 Others

8 (1.9)

Living condition

 Living alone

18 (4.3)

 Living with nuclear family

383 (90.8)

 Living with relatives

7 (1.7)

 Others

14 (3.3)

Frequency of hospital visit

 First visits

32 (7.6)

 Two or more visits

390 (92.4)

  1. Other ethnicity = Kefa, Tigray, Siltie and Woliyta
  2. Other occupation = Driver, shoe shine boy, barber and retirement
  3. Other living condition = Living in campus, living in missionary of charity, prison and living with non-relative persons