Risky sexual behaviors of schizophrenic patients: a single center study in Ethiopia, 2018

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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of clients with schizophrenia on follow up at AMSH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 429)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Male	274	63.8
Sex	Female	155	36.2
Age	18–24	77	17.9
	25–34	187	43.6
	35–44	123	28.7
	> 44	42	9.8
Religion	Orthodox	190	44.3
	Muslim	113	26.3
	Protestant	65	15.2
	Others	61	14.2
Marital status	Single	234	54.5
	Married	97	22.6
	Divorced	76	17.7
	Widowed	22	5.1
Educational status	Can’t read and write	29	6.8
	Primary	74	17.2
	Secondary	221	51.5
	College and above	105	24.5
Job	Had job	199	46.3
Job	Had no job	230	53.7
Place of residence	Urban	275	64.1
Place of residence	Rural	154	35.9
Age at onset of the illness (years)	≤ 25	298	69.5
Age at onset of the illness (years)	> 25	131	30.5
Duration of the illness (years)	≤ 5	130	30.3
	5–10	170	39.6
	> 10	129	30.1
Duration of treatment (years)	≤ 5	153	35.7
	5–10	173	40.3
	> 10	103	24
Number of episodes	≤ Two	280	65.2
Number of episodes	> Two	149	34.8
Presence of hospitalization	Yes	277	64.6
Presence of hospitalization	No	152	35.4
Number of hospitalization (N = 277)	Less than equal to 4	177	63.8
Number of hospitalization (N = 277)	Less than 4	100	36.2
Lifetime history of homelessness	Yes	96	22.4
Lifetime history of homelessness	No	333	77.6
History of childhood sexual abuse	Yes	39	9.1
History of childhood sexual abuse	No	390	90.9
History of adult sexual abuse	Yes	64	14.9
History of adult sexual abuse	No	365	85.1
PANNS	Less than equal to 56	285	66.4
PANNS	Less than 56	144	33.6
Positive symptom	Less than equal to 12	232	54.1
Positive symptom	Less than 12	197	45.9

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