Socio-Demographic characteristics of patients with the religious content delusion of schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study in Indonesia

Background: The prevalence rate of people with schizophrenia with religious content varies across countries and cultures. The report of religious content delusion among Muslims has been limited. This study investigates the socio-demographic characteristics of schizophrenia patients with religious content delusion.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 53 patients with religious delusion. Data were collected from July to August 2022 at a Mental Hospital in Indonesia. The patient's socio-demographic data included age, gender, education, occupation, and traditional educational history.

Results: It was found that the majority of the patients were male (88.7%), aged between 20 to 40 years (71.7%), unmarried (69.8%), had no formal occupation (52.5%) and had attended traditional education (86.8).

Conclusion: it was estimated that the religious content of delusion experienced by the patient has something to do with the experience of pursuing traditional education, which is indeed mostly the content of the teachings about the Islamic religion.