Table 2 Clinical related characteristics of people with depression attending outpatient department at AMSH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018(n = 387)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Duration of the illness | Less than 5 years | 219 | 56.6 |
5–10 years | 100 | 25.8 | |
Greater than 10 years | 68 | 17.6 | |
Co morbid medical diagnosis | No | 320 | 82.7 |
Yes | 67 | 17.3 | |
Medication adherence | Adherent | 191 | 49.4 |
Non- adherent | 196 | 50.6 | |
Lifetime substance use | Yes | 321 | 82.9 |
No | 66 | 17.1 | |
Current substance use | Yes | 117 | 30.2 |
No | 270 | 69.8 |