Table 1.
Socio demographic data (total n= 125)
| Variable | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| (18-45) | 96 | 76.8 |
| (46-65) | 25 | 20 |
| (66-75) | 4 | 3.2 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 51 | 40.8 |
| Female | 74 | 59.2 |
| Occupation | ||
| Housewife/ unemployed | 70 | 56 |
| Employee | 28 | 22.4 |
| Farmer | 27 | 21.6 |
| Residency | ||
| Rural | 71 | 56.8 |
| Urban | 54 | 43.2 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married and having children | 96 | 76.8 |
| Married and not having children | 20 | 16 |
| Single | 9 | 7.2 |
| Education | ||
| Illiterate | 52 | 41.6 |
| Secondary education | 31 | 24.8 |
| Read and write | 22 | 17.6 |
| Intermediate education | 12 | 9.6 |
| High education | 8 | 6.8 |
| Special habits (smoking) | ||
| Non-smoker | 116 | 92.8 |
| Current smoker | 9 | 7.2 |
| Income | ||
| Enough | 87 | 69.6 |
| More than enough | 8 | 6.4 |
| Not enough | 30 | 24.0 |
The socio-demographic data of total 125 participants in the descriptive cross sectional study (people's knowledge about coronary heart disease, their attitude towards prevention and main risk reduction barriers), Ismailia, Egypt, 2010