TABLE 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of adult patients attending primary healthcare facilities in eThekwini in 2018 (n = 369).
| Variable | Categories | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Gender | Female | 299 | 81.00 |
| Male | 60 | 16.30 | |
| Missing data | 10 | 2.70 | |
| Marital status | Single | 248 | 67.20 |
| Married | 74 | 20.00 | |
| Widowed/divorced | 22 | 6.00 | |
| Living with partner | 17 | 4.60 | |
| Missing data | 8 | 2.20 | |
| Race | Black | 331 | 89.70 |
| Other (Indian, mixed race, white) | 37 | 10.00 | |
| Missing data | 1 | 0.30 | |
| Education | No formal studies | 21 | 5.70 |
| Formal education (Matric not complete) | 173 | 46.90 | |
| Matric | 123 | 33.30 | |
| College | 50 | 13.60 | |
| Missing data | 2 | 0.60 | |
| Employment status | Unemployed | 268 | 72.63 |
| Employed full-time + part time) | 100 | 27.10 | |
| Missing data | 1 | 0.30 | |
| Socio-economic characteristics | |||
| Average monthly household income | < R1600.00 | 217 | 58.80 |
| ≥ R1600.00 | 115 | 31.20 | |
| Missing data | 37 | 10.00 | |
| Type of area of residence | Suburb | 173 | 46.90 |
| Rural | 122 | 33.10 | |
| Informal (peri-urban) | 71 | 19.30 | |
| Missing data | 3 | 0.80 | |
| Self-reported health status | Good | 152 | 41.20 |
| Fair | 115 | 31.20 | |
| Poor | 50 | 13.60 | |
| Excellent | 47 | 12.70 | |
| Missing data | 14 | 16.00 | |
| Travel time to facility > 2 h | No | 241 | 65.30 |
| Yes | 127 | 34.40 | |
| Missing data | 1 | 0.30 | |