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. 2024 Aug 16;12:1357131. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1357131

Table 2.

Source of water and comorbidity status of febrile patients visiting Arerti Primary Hospital, Ethiopia, 2022.

Variables Categories Frequency Percent
Source of water Pipe line 284 89.6
Spring 33 10.4
Traveling time to get water source in minutes <5 169 53.3
5–10 63 19.9
11–15 39 12.3
16–20 8 2.5
21–25 9 2.8
≥26 15 4.7
Weight of respondents in kg <50 7 2.2
50–65 169 53.3
66–75 92 29.1
76–85 40 12.6
≥86 9 2.8
Presence of chronic diseases Yes 26 8.2
No 291 91.8
What type of chronic disease do you have? Hypertension 13 50.0
Diabetes mellitus 9 34.6
Others 4 1.3