Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participant at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa June 2016
| S/N | Socio-demographic variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Age | ||
| ≤ 34 | 143 | 34 | |
| 35–54 | 215 | 51.2 | |
| ≥ 55 | 62 | 14.8 | |
| 2 | Sex | ||
| Male | 145 | 34.5 | |
| Female | 273 | 65.5 | |
| 3 | Marital status | ||
| Married | 302 | 71.9 | |
| Single | 81 | 19.3 | |
| Others (divorced, widowed and cohabited) | 37 | 8.8 | |
| 4 | Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 235 | 56 | |
| Oromo | 83 | 19.7 | |
| Guragie | 49 | 11.7 | |
| Tigray | 23 | 5.5 | |
| Others (Wolita, Hadiya, kenbata, yem) | 30 | 7.1 | |
| 5 | Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 341 | 81.2 | |
| Muslim | 44 | 10.5 | |
| Protestant | 24 | 5.7 | |
| Catholic | 14 | 3.3 | |
| 4 | Educational status | ||
| Illiterate | 16 | 3.8 | |
| Read and write | 17 | 4 | |
| Grade 1–6 | 92 | 21.9 | |
| Grade 7–12 | 151 | 36 | |
| Diploma and above | 144 | 34.3 | |
| 5 | Occupation | ||
| House wife | 161 | 38.3 | |
| Merchant | 82 | 19.5 | |
| Government employee | 58 | 13.8 | |
| No job | 55 | 13.1 | |
| Student | 33 | 7.9 | |
| Retire | 20 | 4.8 | |
| Farmer | 11 | 2.6 | |
| 6 | Income | ||
| < 1500 | 247 | 58.8 | |
| ≥ 1500 | 173 | 41.2 | |
| 7 | Payment status (Did you pay money for the services?) | ||
| Paying | 271 | 64.5 | |
| Free | 124 | 29.5 | |
| Credit | 25 | 6 | |
| 8 | Did you consider the outpatient visit is too expensive | ||
| Yes | 164 | 55.4 | |
| No | 132 | 44.6 | |
| 9 | Type of visit | ||
| Repeat | 374 | 89 | |
| New | 89 | 11 | |