Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of people attending internal medicine clinic at DURH, southern Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 325).
| Variables | Category | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number (n = 325) | Percent (%) | ||
| Sex | Male | 180 | 55.4 |
| Female | 145 | 44.6 | |
| Age mean (SD, range) | 32.5 (SD = 9.1, range = 18–63) | ||
| Educational status | Uneducated | 47 | 14.5 |
| Able to read and write | 53 | 16.3 | |
| Primary (1–8) | 91 | 28.0 | |
| Secondary (9–12) | 72 | 22.2 | |
| Tertiary (+12) | 62 | 19.1 | |
| Marital status | Single | 120 | 36.9 |
| Married | 171 | 52.6 | |
| Divorced | 25 | 7.7 | |
| Windowed | 9 | 2.8 | |
| Occupation | Employed | 58 | 17.8 |
| Farmer | 55 | 16.9 | |
| Merchant | 66 | 20.3 | |
| House wife | 44 | 13.5 | |
| Daily laborer | 38 | 11.7 | |
| Student | 44 | 13.5 | |
| Unemployed | 20 | 6.2 | |
| Residency | Urban | 205 | 63.1 |
| Rural | 120 | 36.9 | |
SD: standard deviation.