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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the study participants

From: Potential drug-drug interactions and associated factors among admitted patients with psychiatric disorders at selected hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Frequency, n (%)

Median (range)

Types of psychiatric disorders at admission

Schizophrenia

140(30.8)

 

Brief-psychotic feature

117(25.7)

 

Bipolar disorder

67(14.7)

 

Major mood disorder

55(12.1)

 

Othera

8(2.5)

 

Presence of comorbidities

No

143(44)

 

Yes

182(56)

 

Types of comorbidities

Heart failure

6(1.8)

 

Substance use

6(1.6)

 

Peptic ulcer disease

5(1.5)

 

Retroviral infection (HIV)

3(0.9)

 

Tuberculosis (TB)

2(0.6)

 

Hospital stays (days)

< 7

35(10.8)

14(3–35)

≥ 7

290(89.2)

Number of prescribed medications

< 5

184(56.6)

3 (1–8)

≥ 5

141(43.4)

Duration of treatment

≤ 1 year

176 (54.1)

 

2–3 years

86 (26.5)

 

≥ 4 years

63 (19.4)

 
  1. Othersa, substance-related disorders, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic disorders