Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants (n = 16)
From: Family planning for women with severe mental illness in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (mean, standard deviation) | 35.3 (6.23) | Â |
Diagnosis | ||
 Schizophrenia | 4 | 25.0 |
 Bipolar disorder | 6 | 37.5 |
 Major depressive disorder | 6 | 37.5 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 7 | 43.8 |
 Married | 6 | 37.5 |
 Separated | 2 | 12.5 |
 Divorced | 1 | 6.3 |
Residency | ||
 Rural | 11 | 68.8 |
 Urban | 5 | 31.3 |
Education | ||
 No education | 9 | 56.3 |
 Informal | 2 | 12.5 |
 Formal | 5 | 31.3 |
Occupation | ||
 Housewives | 11 | 68.8 |
 Self employed | 2 | 12.4 |
 Unemployed | 3 | 18.8 |
Taking psychotropic medication | ||
 No | 7 | 43.3 |
 Yes | 9 | 56.3 |