Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants at selected public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023 (n = 397).
|
Variable |
|
Frequency |
% |
|
Sex |
Male |
194 |
48.9% |
|
Female |
203 |
51.1% |
|
|
Age
|
18-39 |
95 |
23.9% |
|
40-59 |
141 |
35.5% |
|
|
≥ 60 |
161 |
40.6% |
|
|
Education |
No education |
66 |
16.7% |
|
Primary level |
70 |
17.6% |
|
|
Secondary level |
124 |
31.2% |
|
|
Post-secondary level |
137 |
34.5% |
|
|
Marital Status |
Single |
72 |
18.1% |
|
Married |
253 |
63.7% |
|
|
Widowed |
50 |
12.7% |
|
|
Divorced/separated |
22 |
5.5% |
|
|
Employment status |
Self-employed |
159 |
40.1% |
|
Government Employed |
44 |
11.1% |
|
|
Unemployed |
105 |
26.4% |
|
|
Retired |
89 |
22.4% |
|
|
Net monthly income
|
≤ 1000 birr |
73 |
18.4% |
|
1001-3000 birr |
155 |
39.0% |
|
|
3001-5000 birr |
75 |
18.9% |
|
|
≥ 5001 birr |
94 |
23.7% |
|
|
Residence
|
Urban |
353 |
88.9% |
|
Rural |
44 |
11.1% |