Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of asthmatic patients at Soddo Christian General Hospital, 2017 [N = 106].

Socio-demographics Number (frequency) Percentage
Sex

Male

Female

62

44

58.7%

41.3%

Age group (years)

15-25 years

26-35

36-45

46-55

Above 56

10

25

36

22

13

9%

24%

34%

20.7%

12.3%

Marital status

Married

Single

Separated/divorced widowed (er)

61

16

19

10

57.6%

15%

18%

16%

Religion

Protestant

Orthodox

Muslim

Catholic

Other specify

46

24

17

12

7

43%

22.6%

16%

11.3%

6.6%

Ethnicity

Wolaita

Gurage

Amhara

Others

60

15

19

12

56.7%

14%

18%

11.3%

Educational status

Illiterate

Elementary school

Secondary school

Diploma and above

15

27

40

24

14.1%

25.4%

38%

23.5%

Occupation

Merchant

Employee

Farmer

Others

44

31

17

14

41.5%

29.2%

16%

13.2%

Place of Residence

Urban

Rural

88

18

83%

17%

Family history of asthma

Yes

No

34

72

32%

78%