biostudies-literatureUnknown11(4)Wale MA<h4>Background</h4>Caregiver abuse has widespread negative effects on patients with serious mental illnesses in terms of ethics, law, society, culture, and economy. However, studies in low-income nations, such as Ethiopia, are scarce. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of caregiver aggression and related variables in patients with severe mental illnesses.<h4>Methods</h4>An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 394 people with severe mental disorders who were selected through a systematic random sampling technique. Data were gathered through in-person interviews using Epicollect-5 software on a smartphone. The data were then exported into the Statistical Package for Social Science for analysis. A p-value of less than 0.25 in the biHeliyone42861https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11904567biostudies-literatureCaregiver-perpetrated violence against patients with severe mental disorders and associated factors in Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia.PMC11904567Wassie AWale MABelete HChekol ATFekadu WAddisu FfalseCaregiver-perpetrated violence against patients with severe mental disorders and associated factors in Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia.<h4>Background</h4>Caregiver abuse has widespread negative effects on patients with serious mental illnesses in terms of ethics, law, society, culture, and economy. However, studies in low-income nations, such as Ethiopia, are scarce. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of caregiver aggression and related variables in patients with severe mental illnesses.<h4>Methods</h4>An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 394 people with severe mental disorders who were selected through a systematic random sampling technique. Data were gathered through in-person interviews using Epicollect-5 software on a smartphone. The data were then exported into the Statistical Package for Social Science for analysis. A p-value of less than 0.25 in the bi2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Feb2025-04-04T00:32:31.441Z2025-04-04T00:32:31.441ZS-EPMC119045674008401010.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42861