Pattern of Presentation and Utilization of Services for Mental and Neurological Disorders in Northeastern Nigeria: A Ten-Year Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the patients utilizing mental and neurologic services in northeast between 2001 and 2010.

	Sample	Percentage (%)
Sex
Male	21925	46%
Female	25739	54%
Marital status
Married	28646	60.1%
Single	16349	34.3%
Divorced	1954	4.1%
Widowed	715	1.5%
Education
Primary	19065	40.0%
Secondary	5052	10.6%
Tertiary	2860	6.0%
None	21449	43.4%
Occupation
Employed	12726	26.7%
Not employed	34938	73.3%