Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Heart Disease Who are on Follow-Up at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, 2020 (n=227)

Variables			Frequency	Percent
Age	Mean ± SD in years	46.2 ± 17.9
	18–44		104	45.8
	45–64		79	34.8
	≥65		44	19.4
Clinical profile of patients	Valvular heart disease		26	11.5
	Heart failure		19	8.4
	Hypertension		73	32.1
	Dyslipidemia		14	6.2
	Heart rhythm disorder		11	4.8
	Congenital heart defects		23	10.1
	Heart infections		24	10.6
	Ischemic heart disease		37	16.3
Sex	Male		95	41.9
	Female		132	58.1
Marital status	Married		157	69.2
	Single		43	18.9
	Divorced		16	7.0
	Widowed		11	4.8
Educational status	Illiterate		53	23.3
	Elementary		64	28.2
	High school/preparatory		62	27.3
	College and above		48	21.1
Occupation	Farmer		34	15.0
	Merchant		71	31.3
	Government employee		32	14.1
	Housewife		54	23.8
	Student		17	7.5
	Other*		19	8.4
Monthly income in ETB	≤5000		27	11.9
	<5000		200	88.1
Residence area	Urban		154	67.8
	Rural		73	32.2

Note: *Daily laborer, jobless, pensioner.