Distributions of sociodemographic characteristics of participants among patients with major depressive disorder on follow-up at Saint Amanuel Mental Specialised Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021 (n=412)
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| Age | 39.71 (±14.94) | ||
| Sex | Female | 191 | 46.4 |
| Male | 221 | 53.6 | |
| Residence | Urban | 193 | 46.8 |
| Rural | 219 | 53.2 | |
| Marital status | Married | 165 | 40.0 |
| Single | 166 | 40.3 | |
| Divorced | 39 | 9.5 | |
| Widowed | 26 | 6.3 | |
| Separated | 16 | 3.9 | |
| Ethnicity | Amhara | 174 | 42.23 |
| Oromo | 178 | 43.20 | |
| Gurage | 40 | 9.70 | |
| Others* | 20 | 4.85 | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 221 | 53.64 |
| Protestant | 88 | 21.36 | |
| Muslim | 73 | 17.71 | |
| Other† | 21 | 6.64 | |
| Educational level | Unable to read and write | 62 | 15.0 |
| Can read and write only | 82 | 19.9 | |
| Primary school | 86 | 20.9 | |
| Secondary school | 89 | 21.6 | |
| College or university graduate | 93 | 22.6 | |
| Jobs | Farmer | 126 | 30.6 |
| Governmental employer | 48 | 11.7 | |
| Private | 70 | 17.0 | |
| Merchant | 61 | 14.8 | |
| Others‡ | 107 | 26.0 |
*Others- sulite, Gamo.
†others- jobless.
‡others: Catholic, jovah, wakefata.