Table 1.
Sociodemographic and other patient characteristics
| Characteristic (N=993) | n (%) |
| Age in years | |
| Mean (SD)=36.3 (23.2), median=37.0 | |
| Children (<18) | 264 (26.6) |
| Adults (18–59) | 535 (53.9) |
| Elderly (≥60) | 194 (19.5) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 412 (41.5) |
| Female | 581 (58.5) |
| Level of health facility | |
| Dispensary | 102 (10.3) |
| Health centre | 119 (12.0) |
| District hospital | 101 (10.2) |
| Regional referral hospital | 123 (12.4) |
| National referral hospital | 548 (55.2) |
| Ownership of health facility | |
| Public | 468 (47.1) |
| Private | 525 (52.9) |
| Department visited | |
| Outpatient | 975 (98.2) |
| Inpatient | 18 (1.8) |
| Any procedure/surgery done | |
| No | 940 (94.7) |
| Yes | 53 (5.3) |
| Prescriber qualification | |
| Clinical officer/dental therapist | 132 (13.3) |
| Assistant medical/dental officer | 18 (1.8) |
| Medical/dental officer | 320 (32.2) |
| Specialist | 437 (44.0) |
| Consultant | 86 (8.7) |