Frequency distribution of sociodemographic characteristics of psychiatry outpatients at SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018 (n=589)
| Variables | Categories | Frequency (%) | Mean (SD) | Range |
| Sex | Male | 367 (62.3) | ||
| Female | 222 (37.7) | |||
| Age (years) | 18–29 | 225 (38.2) | 35.5 (12.8) | 52 |
| 30–39 | 188 (31.2) | |||
| 40–49 | 87 (14.8) | |||
| >50 | 89 (15.1) | |||
| Religion | Orthodox | 374 (63.5) | ||
| Muslim | 113 (19.1) | |||
| Protestant | 74 (12.6) | |||
| Catholic | 8 (1.4) | |||
| Others* | 20 (3.4) | |||
| Ethnicity | Amhara | 233 (39.6) | ||
| Oromo | 173 (29.4) | |||
| Gurage | 115 (19.5) | |||
| Tigray | 36 (6.1) | |||
| Others† | 32 (5.4) | |||
| Marital status | Single | 327 (55.5) | ||
| Married | 204 (34.6) | |||
| Divorced and separated | 36 (6.1) | |||
| Widowed | 22 (3.7) | |||
| Occupation | Unemployed | 186 (31.6) | ||
| Employed | 175 (29.7) | |||
| Private business | 93 (15.8) | |||
| Students | 75 (12.7) | |||
| Others‡ | 60 (10.2) | |||
| Educational status | Unable to read and write | 52 (8.8) | ||
| Primary school | 92 (15.6) | |||
| Secondary school | 201 (34.1) | |||
| Diploma | 117 (19.9) | |||
| Degree and above | 127 (21.6) | |||
| Residence | Urban | 483(82) | ||
| Rural | 10618 | |||
| Service | Charge free | 261 (44.3) | ||
| With charge | 328 (55.7) | |||
| Living status | Alone | 85 (14.4) | ||
| With family | 216 (36.7) | |||
| With partner | 203 (34.5) | |||
| With others§ | 85 (14.4) | |||
| Distance of hospital | <50 km | 486 (82.5) | 63.1 (128.0) | 783 |
| ≥50 km | 103 (17.5) |
*Includes religions (Jehovah witness, Adventist, waqefata).
†Includes ethnic groups (Walayita, Hadiya, Sidama, Harere).
‡Includes occupations (farmers, merchants, and daily laborers).
§Includes living with non-relatives.
Distance of hospital is how far the client travels to receive the services.
SPHMMC, St Paulo’s Hospital Millennium Medical College.