Table 1.

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of participants, respiratory clinic, JUMC, Ethiopia, 2018

Socio-demographics and characteristics of patient	Category	Number	Percent	Mean + SD	Range
Sex	Male	62	44.3
	Female	78	55.7
Age group	19–40	46	32.85	47.8 ± 15	19–74
	41–59	52	37.15
	60–75	42	30.0
Co morbidity	Yes	30	21.43
	No	110	78.57
Severity of disease	Mild persistent	34	24.3
	Moderate persistent	57	40.7
	Sever persistent	49	35
Educational status	Illiterate	71	50.7
	Primary school	30	21.4
	Secondary school	31	22.1
	12+	8	5.7
Residence	Urban	59	42.1
	Rural	81	57.9
Exposure of biomas	Yes	88	62.9
	No	52	37.1
Knowledge	Good	30	21.4
	Moderate	47	33.6
	Poor	63	45.0
Attitude	Positive	98	70.0
	Negative	42	30.0
Smoking status	Non smoker	121	83.43
	Ex-smoker	16	11.48
	Currently smoker	3	2.14
Inhalation technique	Efficient	27	19.3
	Inefficient	103	80.7
Do you chew khat?	Yes	60	42.85
	No	80	57.15