Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of the study subjects, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
| Variables |
Psychiatric group Frequency n(%) |
Control group Frequency n (%) |
Total Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 85 (55.9) | 93 (61.2) | 178 (58.6) |
| Female | 67 (44.1) | 59 (38.8) | 126 (41.4) |
| Age | |||
|
≤ 20 21–40 |
15 (9.9) 98 (64.5) |
3 (2.0) 136 (89.5) |
18 (5.9) 234 (77.0) |
| ≥ 41 | 39 (25.7) | 13 (8.6) | 52 (17.1) |
| Resident | |||
| Urban | 75 (49.3) | 37 (24.3) | 112 (36.8) |
| Rural | 77 (50.7) | 115 (75.7) | 192 (63.2) |
| Occupation | |||
| Student | 29 (19.1) | 35 (23.0) | 64 (21.1) |
| Government | 29 (19.1) | 79 (52.0) | 108 (35.5) |
| Daily labor | 20 (13.2) | 11 (7.2) | 31 (10.2) |
| Farmer | 55 (36.2) | 18 (11.8) | 73 (24.0) |
| Merchant | 9 (5.9) | 9 (5.9) | 18 (5.9) |
| Religion | |||
| Orthodox | 135 (88.8) | 123 (80.9) | 258 (84.9) |
| Protestant | 3 (2.2) | 11 (7.2) | 14 (4.6) |
| Muslim | 12 (7.9) | 17 (11.2) | 29 (9.5) |
| Other | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (1.0) |
| Level of education | |||
| Illiterate | 55 (36.2) | 10 (6.6) | 65 (21.4) |
| Elementary | 36 (23.7) | 15 (9.9) | 51 (16.8) |
| Secondary | 25 (16.4) | 19 (12.5) | 44 (14.5) |
| Certificate | 36 (23.7) | 108 (71.1) | 144 (47.4) |