Table 1.

Distribution of adult patients by socio-demographic factors attending medical OPD at Worabe Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 2018 (n = 406)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Age in years	18–30	184	45.3
	31–40	92	22.7
	41–50	60	15
	> 50	70	17
Residence	Urban	158	38.9
	Rural	248	61.1
Gender	Male	207	51
	Female	199	49
Religion	Muslim	338	83.3
	Orthodox	56	13.8
	Protestant	12	3
Ethnicity	Silte	328	80.8
	Gurage	38	9.4
	Amhara	22	5.4
	Others	18	4.4
Marital status	Married	251	61.8
	Single	119	29.3
	Divorced	10	2.5
	Widowed	26	6.4
Educational status	Unable to read and write	112	27.6
	Primary education	127	31.3
	Secondary education	51	12.6
	College diploma	73	18
	Degree and above	43	10.6
Occupation	Employed	353	86.9
	Unemployed	53	13.1
Monthly income (birr)	< 1539	252	62.1
	≥ 1539	154	37.9

Others: Hadiya, Halaba, Oromo

Monthly income based on World Bank poverty level 1.9 $ per day