Mental, neurologic, and substance use (MNS) disorders among street homeless people in Ethiopia

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of homeless people (n = 456), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015

Variable	Frequency	%
Gender
Female	54	11.84
Male	402	88.16
Regions (place of birth/residence before homelessness)
Addis Ababa	171	37.50
Oromia	79	17.32
Amhara	83	18.20
South Ethiopia	64	14.04
Tigray	10	2.20
Diredawa	6	1.32
Harar	8	1.76
Somali	2	0.44
Eritrea	8	1.76
Others	25	5.46
Duration of homelessness
< 6 months	27	5.92
6–12 months	30	6.58
1–2 years	36	7.89
2–5 years	112	24.56
> 5 years	251	55.05

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