Background
Methods
Study design, period and setting
Sample size determination and sampling procedure
Data collection
Operational definition
Data management and analysis
Results
Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 18–24 | 277 | 29.1 |
25–44 | 343 | 36.0 | |
45–64 | 186 | 19.5 | |
> = 65 | 146 | 15.3 | |
Sex | Male | 407 | 42.8 |
Female | 545 | 57.2 | |
Marital status | Married | 327 | 34.3 |
Single | 347 | 36.4 | |
Separated | 93 | 9.8 | |
Divorced | 79 | 8.3 | |
Widowed | 106 | 11.1 | |
Educational level | Unable to read and write | 164 | 17.2 |
Able to read and write | 139 | 14.6 | |
Primary | 185 | 19.4 | |
Secondary | 255 | 26.8 | |
Diploma and above | 209 | 22.0 | |
Occupation | Government employed | 215 | 22.6 |
Unemployed | 164 | 17.2 | |
Private business | 184 | 19.3 | |
Daily laborer | 49 | 5.1 | |
Homemakers | 194 | 20.4 | |
Student | 110 | 11.6 | |
Othersa | 36 | 3.8 | |
Family system | Nuclear | 771 | 81.0 |
Extended | 181 | 19.0 |
Sources of information and exposure to people with schizophrenia related problems
Labeling and perception regarding the causes of schizophrenia
Possible Perceived cause | Yes | No | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Work load | 169 | 17.8 | 783 | 82.2 |
Financial difficulties | 111 | 11.7 | 841 | 88.3 |
Bad methods of upbraiding | 90 | 9.5 | 862 | 90.5 |
Problems in study | 71 | 7.5 | 881 | 92.5 |
Illness/or death of family member | 109 | 11.4 | 736 | 77.3 |
Conflict among relatives | 58 | 6.1 | 894 | 93.9 |
Social environment | 45 | 4.7 | 907 | 95.3 |
Other social causes | 27 | 2.8 | 925 | 97.2 |
Cultural influence | 37 | 3.9 | 915 | 96.1 |
Personality problem | 53 | 5.6 | 899 | 94.4 |
Too much thinking | 501 | 52.6 | 451 | 47.4 |
Alcohol/ drug misuse | 271 | 28.5 | 682 | 71.5 |
Low educational level | 19 | 2.00 | 933 | 98.00 |
Conflict in non-family relation | 47 | 4.9 | 905 | 95.1 |
Marital quarrels | 78 | 8.2 | 874 | 91.8 |
Conflict with spouse | 77 | 8.1 | 875 | 91.9 |
Conflict with in law | 16 | 1.7 | 936 | 98.3 |
Conflict with other relatives | 24 | 2.5 | 928 | 97.5 |
Heredity factor | 86 | 9.00 | 866 | 91.00 |
Stress | 186 | 19.5 | 766 | 80.5 |
Fatigue | 20 | 2.1 | 932 | 97.9 |
Other physical illness | 30 | 3.2 | 922 | 96.8 |
Head injury | 144 | 15.1 | 808 | 84.9 |
biological deficiency | 21 | 2.2 | 931 | 97.8 |
Menses | 4 | 0.4 | 948 | 99.6 |
Fate | 51 | 5.4 | 901 | 94.6 |
Attention seeking behavior | 42 | 4.4 | 910 | 95.6 |
Evil sprit | 680 | 71.4 | 272 | 28.6 |
Evil eye | 30 | 3.2 | 922 | 96.8 |
Goodwill | 516 | 54.2 | 436 | 45.8 |
Witchcraft | 580 | 60.9 | 372 | 39.1 |
Magic | 59 | 6.2 | 893 | 93.8 |
Curse | 294 | 3.9 | 658 | 96.1 |
Punishment for sins | 600 | 62.8 | 352 | 37.2 |
Others (failure in love) | 5 | 0.45 | 947 | 99.55 |
Factors associated with traditional perception regarding the causes of schizophrenia
Variable | Categories | Perceived cause | COR with 95% CI | AOR with 95% CI | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Traditional | Bio-psychosocial | ||||
Age in years | 18–24 | 170 | 107 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
25–44 | 244 | 99 | 1.55 (1.10,2.17) | 1.61(1.07,2.43)* | |
45–64 | 156 | 30 | 3.27 (2.06,5.18) | 3.66(2.13,6.30)*** | |
> = 65 | 132 | 14 | 5.93(3.25,10.83) | 5.99(3.05,11.77)*** | |
Sex | Male | 271 | 136 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 431 | 114 | 1.89 (1.41,2.54) | 1.75 (1.24,2.48)** | |
Marital status | Married | 207 | 120 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Single | 278 | 69 | 2.33 (1.65,3.30) | 2.94 (1.89,4.58)*** | |
Separated | 81 | 12 | 3.91 (2.05,7.47) | 4.59 (2.15,9.80)*** | |
Divorced | 58 | 21 | 1.60 (0.92,2.76) | 1.58 (0.84,3.00) | |
Widowed | 78 | 28 | 1.61 (0.99,2.62) | 1.18 (0.66,2.10) | |
Educational level | Unable to read& write | 149 | 15 | 6.00(3.31,11.10) | 4.00 (2.06,7.78)*** |
Able to read &write | 122 | 17 | 4.36 (2.44,7.78) | 2.56 (1.30,5.04)** | |
Primary | 143 | 42 | 2.06 (1.32,3.22) | 1.19 (0.70,2.03) | |
Secondary | 158 | 97 | 0.99 (0.67,1.44) | 0.69 (0.43,1.09) | |
Diploma and above | 130 | 79 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Occupational status | Government employed | 117 | 98 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Unemployed | 138 | 26 | 4.44 (2.70,7.31) | 5.25(2.95,9.32)*** | |
Private business | 151 | 33 | 3.83 (2.41,6.08) | 4.04 (2.33,7.00)*** | |
Daily laborer | 38 | 11 | 2.89 (1.40,5.96) | 2.29 (0.97,5.37) | |
Homemakers | 169 | 25 | 5.66 (3.44,9.32) | 4.82 (2.75,8.43)*** | |
Student | 63 | 47 | 1.12 (0.70,1.78) | 0.72 (0.40,1.31) | |
Othersa | 26 | 10 | 2.17 (1.00,4.73) | 1.08 (0.43,2.69) | |
Family system | Nuclear | 545 | 226 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Extended | 157 | 24 | 2.71(1.71,4.28) | 2.18 (1.28,3.70)* | |
Exposure to mentally ill person/s | Yes | 175 | 50 | 1.32(0.93,1.89) | 0.89 (0.58,1.36) |
No | 527 | 200 | 1.00 | 1.00 |