Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of febrile patients visiting APH, Arerti town, Ethiopia, 2022.

Characteristics	Categories	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Sex of the respondents	Male	204	64.4
	Female	113	35.6
Age in years of the respondents	<20	40	12.6
	20–29	86	26.5
	30–39	100	31.5
	40–49	53	16.7
	50–59	22	6.9
	≥60	18	5.7
Educational status of the respondents	Cannot read and write	34	10.7
	Can read only	13	4.1
	Can read and write	67	21.1
	Completed primary education	34	10.7
	Secondary education	70	22.1
	Diploma	24	7.6
	Degree and above	75	23.7
Average monthly income in birr	<5,000	142	44.7
	5,000–10,000	166	52.4
	10,001–15,000	4	1.3
	15,001–20,000	5	1.6
Religion of the respondents	Orthodox	260	82
	Protestant	10	3.2
	Muslim	47	14.8
Marital status of the respondents	Single	120	37.8
	Married	193	60.9
	Divorce/widowed	4	1.3
Occupation of respondents	Farmer	111	35
	Merchant	52	16.4
	Government employ	65	20.5
	Student	74	23.3
	Other	15	4.8