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Table 5 Reasons for homelessness among individuals with psychoses

From: Burden of mental disorders and unmet needs among street homeless people in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Reason for homelessness

Number

Percent

Death of primary carer

5

8.2

Separation from family

2

3.3

Disagreement with family

15

24.6

Run away from home

3

4.9

Mental illness

3

4.9

In search of treatment

2

3.3

In search of a job or education

12

19.7

After leaving the army

3

4.9

Economic problem

8

13.1

No reason

2

3.3

Don’t know

6

9.8

Total

61

100.0