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Table 1 distribution of bipolar patients (n = 411) by socio-demographic factors related to aggressive behaviour attending at Amanual Mental Specialized Hospital; May, 2015

From: Magnitude and associated factors of aggressive behaviour among patients with bipolar disorder at Amanual Mental Specialized Hospital, outpatient department, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

 

Aggressive behavior

Characteristics

Yes

No

Overall

Chisq test(X2)

Sex

 Male

49(28%)

126(72%)

175(42.6%)

0.30

 Female

72(30.5%)

164(69.5%)

236(57.4%)

Residency

 Urban

91(31%)

203(69%)

294(71.5%)

1.14

 Rural

30(25.6%)

87(74.4%)

117(28.5%)

Age

 18–26

33(31.4%)

72(68.6%)

105(25.55%)

2.73

 27–32

29(26.9%)

79(73.1%)

108(26.3%)

 33–40

36(34.3%)

69(65.7%)

105(25.55%)

 41–75

23(24.7%)

70(75.3%)

93(22.6%)

Education

 uneducated

14(20.3%)

55(79.7%)

69(16.8%)

3.69

 Primary

43(31.4%)

94(68.6%)

137(33.33%)

 Secondary

40(30.3)

92(31.7%)

132(32.11%)

 Diploma

14(35%)

26(65%)

40(9.73%)

 Degree and above

10(30.3%)

23(69.7%)

33(8.03%)

Religion

 Orthodox

80(32%)

170(68%)

250(60.8%)

5.08

 Muslim

26(26%)

74(74%)

100(24.3%)

 Protestant

15(24.6%)

46(75.4%)

61(14.9%)

Marital status

 Single

62(32.3%)

130(67.7%)

192(46.7%)

6.70

 Married

45(25%)

135(75%)

180(43.8%)

 Divorced/separate/widowed

14(35.9%)

25(64.1%)

39(9.5%)

Ethnicity

 Amahara

45(31.7%)

97(68.3%)

142(34.6%)

3.61

 Oromo

36(26.7%)

99(73.3%)

135(32.8)

 Gurage

26(31.7%)

56(68.3%)

82(20%)

 Tigray

9(37.5%)

15(62.5%)

24(5.8%)

 Others a

5(17.9%)

23(82.1%)

28(6.8%)

Occupation

 Government employee

12(25.5%)

35(74.5%)

47(11.44%)

5.36

 Nongovernmental employee

10(27.8%)

26(72.2%)

36(8.8%)

 Farmer

10(26.3%)

28(73.7%)

38(9.24%)

 Merchant

20(33.3%)

40(66.7%)

60(14.6%)

 Student

11(42.3%)

15(57.7%)

26(6.3%)

 Housewife

15(23.8%)

48(76.2%)

63(15.32%)

 Daily worker

4(20%)

16(80%)

20(4.9%)

 Jobless

39(32.2%)

82(67.8%)

121(29.4%)

Living condition

 With family

104(29%)

255(71%)

359(87.3%)

30

 Alone

17(32.7%)

35(67.3%)

52(12.7%)

Wealth index

 Lowest

27(32.9%)

55(67.1%)

82(20%)

2.48

 Second

27(30.7%)

61(69.3%)

88(21.4%)

 Middle

20(26%)

57(74%)

77(18.7%)

 Fourth

29(32.6%)

60(67.4%)

89(21.7%)

 Highest

18(24%)

57(76%)

75(18.2%)

  1. Others a (Wolaita, Sidama, Gamo)