International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Table 1 Socio-demographic factors of the participants at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, 2015

From: Use of physical restraints among patients with bipolar disorder in Ethiopian Mental Specialized Hospital, outpatient department: cross-sectional study

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age
18–26	104	26.0
27–32	106	26.5
33–40	100	25.0
41–75	90	22.5
Residency
Urban	294	73.5
Rural	106	26.5
Religion
Orthodox	239	59.7
Muslim	94	23.5
Protestant	61	15.3
Catholic	6	1.5
Marital status
Single	189	47.2
Married	174	43.5
Divorced/widowed/separated	37	9.3
Ethnicity
Amahara	139	34.7
Oromo	132	33.0
Gurage	79	19.7
Tigray	23	5.8
Others^a	27	6.8
Occupation
Government employee	47	11.8
Non government employee	35	8.8
Farmer	34	8.5
Merchant	59	14.7
Student	26	6.5
Housewife	60	15.0
Daily worker	20	5.0
Jobless	119	29.7
Living condition
With family	349	87.2
Alone	51	12.8
Wealth index
Lowest	82	20.5
Second	88	22.0
Middle	77	19.2
Fourth	84	21.0
Highest	69	17.3

^aOthers (Wolaita, Sidama, Gamo)

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