Obsessive‒compulsive symptoms and associated factors among people with schizophrenia attending services at referral hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obsessive-compulsive symptoms are mental health conditions marked by the presence of obsessions and/or compulsions. Even though significant portion people with schizophrenia are reportedly affected by obsessive-compulsive symptoms, there is scarce of information related to this topic in Africa, and particularly in study area.

Objective

This study aimed to assess the magnitude and associated factors of obsessive‒compulsive symptoms among people with schizophrenia attending services at referral hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia from February 15 to March 15, 2024.

Methods

An institutional-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among adults with schizophrenia. Systematic sampling was used to select 422 study participants. The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Sca

SUBMITTER: Temesgen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11837675 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature