Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of patients with traumatic head injury at University of Gondar Specialized Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 387)
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 301 | 77.78 |
| Female | 86 | 22.22 | |
| Age (years) | 5–14 | 60 | 15.5 |
| 15–30 | 197 | 50.9 | |
| 31–45 | 73 | 18.9 | |
| ≥46 | 57 | 14.7 | |
| Occupation of respondents | Currently not working | 44 | 11.4 |
| Civil servant | 85 | 22.0 | |
| Daily labor | 103 | 26.6 | |
| Farmer | 155 | 40.1 | |
| Marital status | Single | 189 | 48.8 |
| Married | 193 | 49.9 | |
| Divorced | 2 | 0.5 | |
| Widowed | 3 | 0.8 | |
| Educational status | Unable to read & write | 68 | 17.6 |
| Able to read & write | 95 | 24.5 | |
| Primary level | 134 | 34.6 | |
| Secondary & above | 90 | 23.3 | |
| Family size of respondent | 1–3 | 116 | 30.0 |
| 4–5 | 156 | 40.3 | |
| 6 and above | 115 | 29.7 | |