Time to Relapse and Relapse Predictors in Patients with Schizophrenia at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northern Ethiopia

Table 3

The number and incidence rate of relapse among patients with schizophrenia divided by selected variables ().

Predictors	Relapse ()	Incidence rate [95% CI] per 100 PMs
Sex of the patient
Female	30	2.9 [2.0-4.1]
Male	53	2.9 [2.2-3.8]
Age of the participants
15-24	17	2.4 [1.5-3.9]
25-34	40	3.2 [2.3-4.3]
35-44	17	2.5 [1.5-4.0]
≥45	9	4.3 [2.2-8.2]
Marital status
Single	37	2.5 [1.8-3.4]
Married	23	2.8 [1.8-4.2]
Divorced	21	4.3 [2.8-6.6]
Widowed	2	3.2 [0.8-13.1]
Occupational status
Employed	15	3.0 [1.8-5.0]
Nonemployed	61	2.9 [2.2-3.7]
Private job	7	2.8 [1.3-6.0]
Living condition
With family	74	3.0 [2.4-3.8]
Without family(alone)	9	2.2 [1.1-4.3]
Stressful life events
Yes	40	3.9 [2.8-5.3]
No	43	2.4 [5.0-32.1]
Substance misuse
Yes	41	4.0 [2.9-5.4]
No	42	2.3 [1.7-3.1]
Duration of first hospitalization
<2 week	49	3.5 [2.6-4.6]
≥2 weeks	34	2.3 [1.7-33.2]
Treatment adherence
Adhered	13	0.8 [0.4-1.4]
Not adhered	70	5.4 [4.3–6.9]
History of comorbid depression
Yes	27	4.9 [3.3–7.1]
No	56	2.4 [1.8–3.1]
Family history of psychiatric illness
Yes	15	3.3 [2.0-5.5]
No	68	2.8 [2.2-3.6]