Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of the patients at TASH Outpatient Pharmacy, February 2018
| Variable | N (%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 176 (61.5) |
| Female | 110 (38.5) |
| Age | |
| 30 or less | 78(27.2) |
| 31–50 | 142(49.7) |
| 51 or more | 66(23.1) |
| Regions | |
| A.A | 187(65.4) |
| Amhara | 16(5.6) |
| Somalia | 2(0.7) |
| Oromia | 63(22.0) |
| SNNPR | 18(6.3) |
| Religion | |
| Muslim | 56(19.6) |
| Orthodox Christian | 202(70.6) |
| Protestant Christian | 22(7.7) |
| Others | 3(1.1) |
| Educational status | |
| Can or Can't read and write | 32(11.2) |
| Grade 1–8 | 86(30.1) |
| Grade 9–12 | 104(36.3) |
| University or College | 64(22.4) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 194(67.8%) |
| Single | 74(25.9%) |
| Divorced | 6(2.1%) |
| Widowed | 12(4.2%) |
| Household size | |
| Less than 6 | 220(76.9%) |
| 6–10 | 64(22.4%) |
| Greater than 10 | 2(0.7%) |
| Do you have a job? | |
| Yes | 142 (49.7%) |
| No | 144 (50.3%) |
| Working sector | |
| Government | 89(62.7%) |
| Private | 53(37.3%) |
| Average Monthly Income | |
| 1000 or less | 18(12.7%) |
| 1001 – 5000 | 98(69.0%) |
| More than 5000 | 26(18.3%) |
| Work Experience | |
| 10 or less | 54(38.0%) |
| 11–20 | 38(26.8%) |
| 21–30 | 32(22.5%) |
| 31–40 | 8(5.6%) |
| 41 or more | 10(7.0%) |