Prevalence and factors associated with higher levels of perceived stigma among people with schizophrenia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 2 Distribution of clinical characteristics among Schizophrenia Patients at AMSH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 409)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Age of onset of Schizophrenia	Before 25 years	192	47
Age of onset of Schizophrenia	After 25 years	215	53
Duration of illness (years)	< 1	75	18
	1–5	117	29
	6–10	127	31
	> 10	90	22
Number of admissions	No	238	58.2
	≤ 2	115	28.1
	> 2	56	13.7
Suicidal ideation	Yes	202	49.4
Suicidal ideation	No	207	50.6
Suicide attempts	Yes	210	51.3
Suicide attempts	No	199	48.7
Positive symptoms	Mean and SD	11.8 ± 5	–
Negative symptoms	Mean and SD	9.4 ± 3	–
Pathology of symptoms	Mean and SD	23.92 ± 5.4	–

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