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Table 1 Mortality characteristics

From: Mortality characteristics in Sudan in national psychiatric hospitals: 5-year review of hospital mortality

Characteristic

Characteristic

No.

%

 

Gender

 

Psychiatric diagnosis

Age

Male

Female

n

 ≥ 30

7

4

11

 Schizophrenia

11

30.6

 30–50

7

4

11

 Mania

9

25.0

 51–70

7

4

11

 Depression

5

13.9

 70 +

2

1

3

 Organic psychosis

3

8.3

 Total

23

13

36

 Alcohol related

1

2.8

Length of stay in hospital before death

 Drug-induced psychosis

3

8.3

 

No.

%

 Postpartum psychosis

1

2.8

 ≤ 1 week

24

66.7

 Dementia

1

2.8

 1–4

7

19.4

 Total

36

100

 1–6 months

3

8.3

Associated physical illness

 > 6

2

5.6

 Malaria or typhoid

4

11.1

   

 Acutely ill no diagnosis

8

22.2

Duration of illness

 No physical illness

21

58.3

 

No.

%

 No information

3

8.3

 ≥ 6 months

14

38.9

 Total

36

100

 6–12 months

4

11.1

Source of referral

 1–5 years

8

22.2

 Family

28

77.8

 ≥ 5

10

27.8

 Psychiatrists

5

13.9

 Total

36

100

 Others

3

8.3