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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of participants with schizophrenia on follow-up at Amanuel Specialized Mental Hospital

From: Prevalence and management practice of first generation antipsychotics induced side effects among schizophrenic patients at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, central Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

Variable category

Frequency (%)

Duration of illness

< 1 year

17 (5.7)

1-4 years

177 (59.0)

≥5 years

106 (35.3)

Comorbidity present

Yes

32 (10.7)

No

268 (89.3)

Type of comorbidity

MDD

22 (68.8)

Epilepsy

5 (15.6)

Others

6 (18.75)

  1. MDD Major Depressive Disorder
  2. Others include Diabetes mellitus, retroviral infection and hypertension
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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