Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of patients admitted to the medical ward and those who had a follow-up at the ambulatory clinic of HFSUH, Harar town, from March 1 to 30, 2017 (N = 216).
| Sociodemographic variable | N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 93 (43) | |
| Female | Pregnant | 10 (8.1) | |
| Nonpregnant | 104 (84.6) | ||
| Breastfeeding | 9 (7.3) | ||
| Age | ⩽58 | 151 (69.9) | |
| >58 | 65 (30.1) | ||
| Marital status | Single | 47 (21.8) | |
| Married | 164 (75.9) | ||
| Widowed | − | ||
| Divorced | 5 (2.3) | ||
| Religion | Orthodox | 83 (38.4) | |
| Protestants | 41 (19) | ||
| Muslims | 91 (42.1) | ||
| Others | 1 | ||
| Educational status | Illiterate | 80 (37) | |
| Primary | 35 (16.2) | ||
| Secondary | 83 (38.4) | ||
| Tertiary | 18 (8.3) | ||
| Ethnicity | Amhara | 57 (26.4) | |
| Oromo | 135 (62.5) | ||
| Gurage | 9 (4.2) | ||
| Tigre | 10 (4.6) | ||
| Others | 5 (2.3) | ||
| Social drug (substance) use | Yes | 97 (44.9%) | |
| No | 119 (55.1%) | ||
HFSUH: Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital.
“Others” in religion indicated Catholic Christian, “Others” in ethnicity indicated Adare.