Table 2

Distribution of clinical factors of respondents among patients with major depressive disorders on follow-up at Saint Amanuel Mental Specialised Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021 (n=412)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age at the beginning of the illness	11 years	70	17.0
Age at the beginning of the illness	>11 years	342	83.0
Duration without treatment	>1 years	138	33.5
Duration without treatment	≤1 years	274	66.5
Duration of taking the medication	>1 years	248	60.2
Duration of taking the medication	≤1 years	164	39.8
Comorbid psychosis	Yes	289	70.1
Comorbid psychosis	No	123	29.9
comorbid Anxiety	Yes	172	41.7
comorbid Anxiety	No	240	58.3
Comorbid medical illness	Yes	209	50.7
Comorbid medical illness	No	203	49.3
Family history of mental illness	Yes	307	74.5
Family history of mental illness	No	105	25.5
History of admission	Yes	193	46.84
History of admission	No	219	53.16
Type of medication taking	Amitriptyline	183	44.4
	Clomipramine	29	7.0
	Imipramine	12	2.9
	Sertraline	68	16.5
	Fluoxetine	88	21.4
	Chlorpromazine and/or thioridazine	15	3.6
	Risperidone	17	4.1