Research Article

The Presentation and Treatment Response of Catatonia in Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.

Sociodemographic variableWhole sample, (%)Catatonia due to schizophrenia, (%)Catatonia due to major depressive disorder, (%)Catatonia due to bipolar disorder, (%)

Age (y)15-196 (33.3)4 (66.7)2 (33.3)0 (0)
20-244 (22.2)2 (50)0 (0)2 (50)
25-297 (38.9)5 (71.4)2 (28.6)0 (0)
30-341 (5.6)1 (100)0 (0)0 (0)

SexMale14 (77.8)10 (71.4)2 (14.3)2 (14.3)
Female4 (22.2)2 (50)2 (50)0 (0)

Marital statusSingle14 (77.8)8 (57.1)4 (28.6)2 (14.3)
Divorced/separated4 (22.2)4 (100)0 (0)0 (0)

Residential settingRural12 (66.7)8 (66.7)4 (33.3)0 (0)
Urban6 (33.3)4 (66.7)0 (0)2 (33.3)

Educational statusNo formal education2 (11.1)2 (100)0 (0)0 (0)
Primary education6 (33.3)3 (50)3 (50)0 (0)
Secondary education5 (27.8)4 (80)1 (20)0 (0)
College and above5 (27.8)3 (60)0 (0)2 (40)

Occupational statusUnemployed8 (44.4)8 (100)0 (0)0 (0)
Farmer4 (22.2)2 (50)2 (50)0 (0)
Student6 (33.3)2 (33.3)2 (33.3)2 (33.3)