Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of adults enrolled in health care services with respiratory symptoms (n = 1797).
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 979 | 54.5 |
Female | 818 | 45.5 | |
Age | 18–38 | 1072 | 57.5 |
39–59 | 588 | 31.6 | |
>60 years | 203 | 10.9 | |
Residence | Urban | 989 | 55.0 |
Rural | 808 | 45.0 | |
Marital status | Single | 389 | 21.6 |
Married | 1065 | 59.2 | |
Separated | 184 | 10.2 | |
Divorced | 43 | 2.4 | |
Widowed | 88 | 4.9 | |
Other | 28 | 1.6 | |
Occupation | Unemployed | 277 | 15.4 |
Housewife | 105 | 5.8 | |
Subsistence farmer | 475 | 26.4 | |
Market vendor | 148 | 8.2 | |
Builder | 78 | 4.3 | |
Health worker | 10 | 0.6 | |
Business | 355 | 19.8 | |
Civil servant | 67 | 3.7 | |
Others | 282 | 15.7 |