Table 3.

Healthcare Characteristics of Participants in Gemmachis District, Eastern Ethiopia, 2019 (n=440)

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Self rated health status
Poor	35	7.9
Medium	245	55.7
Good	160	36.4
Having chronic illness
Yes	44	10.0
No	396	90.0
Having illness in the last year
Yes	289	65.7
No	151	34.3
Family members seek healthcare service for illness (n=333)
Yes	273	82.0
No	60	18.0
Covering medical expense (n=273)
Difficult	109	39.9
Not difficult	164	60.1