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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: Validation of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule in people with severe mental disorders in rural Ethiopia

Characteristics

Validation study

Additional sample for CFA

Service users (n = 150)

Caregivers (n = 150)

Service users (n = 100)

Caregivers (n = 100)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Sex

Male

81 (54.0)

121 (80.7)

71 (71.0)

83 (83.0)

Female

69 (46.0)

28 (18.7)

29 (29.0)

17 (17.0)

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

30.42 (10.04)

35.09 (12.14)

33.05 (13.34)

34.95 (12.23)

Ethnicity

Gurage

60 (40.0)

58 (38.7)

48 (48.0)

47 (47.0)

Siltie

80 (53.3)

82 (54.7)

42 (42.0)

43 (43.0)

Amhara

1 (0.7)

2 (1.3)

2 (2.0)

2 (2.0)

Oromo

2 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

2 (2.0)

2 (2.0)

Other

7 (4.7)

7 (4.7)

6 (6.0)

6 (6.0)

Religion

Orthodox

27 (18.0)

25 (16.7)

19 (19.0)

19 (19.0)

Muslim

118 (78.7)

120 (80.0)

76 (76.0)

78 (78.0)

Protestant

5 (3.3)

5 (3.3)

5 (5.0)

3 (3.0)

Marital status

Single

53 (35.3)

34 (22.7)

45 (45.0)

27 (27.0)

Married

81 (54.0)

112 (74.7)

48 (48.0)

72 (72.0)

Divorced

4 (2.7)

0 (0.0)

6 (6.0)

1 (1.0)

Separated

7 (4.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Widowed

5 (3.3)

3 (2.0)

1 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

Educational level

Can’t read and write

57 (38.0)

34 (22.7)

27 (27.0)

16 (16.0)

Read and write only

41 (27.3)

57 (38.0)

29 (29.0)

25 (25.0)

Primary

40 (26.7)

42 (28.0)

28 (28.0)

32 (32.0)

Secondary

10 (6.7)

10 (6.7)

12 (12.0)

17 (17.0)

Postsecondary

2 (1.3)

6 (4.0)

4 (4.0)

10 (10.0)

Occupation

Farming

77 (51.3)

109 (72.7)

54 (54.0)

56 (56.0)

Trading

12 (8.0)

13 (8.7)

8 (8.0)

14 (14.0)

Government employee

1 (0.7)

8 (5.3)

3 (3.0)

11 (11.0)

Student

9 (6.0)

6 (4.0)

5 (5.0)

5 (5.0)

Housewife

27 (18.0)

12 (8.0)

13 (13.0)

8 (8.0)

Have no job

22 (14.7)

1 (0.7)

17 (17.0)

6 (6.0)

Other

2 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Relative wealth

Less

67 (44.7)

42 (28.0)

32 (32.0)

13 (13.0)

More

4 (2.7)

4 (2.7)

5 (5.0)

4 (4.0)

Equal

79 (52.7)

104 (69.3)

63 (63.0)

83 (83.0)

Diagnosis

Schizophrenia

68 (45.3)

-

57 (57.0)

-

Bipolar disorder

41 (27.3)

-

24 (24.0)

-

Major depressive disorder

41 (27.3)

-

19 (19.0)

-

  1. CFA confirmatory factor analysis, n total number of respondents, N number of respondents in a given category of background characteristics