Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of asthmatic patients treated at ambulatory clinic of Gondar University Hospital
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age in years (mean ± SD) | 49.3 ± 13.61 |
< 35 | 20 (13.3) |
35–44 | 32 (21.3) |
45–54 | 45 (30) |
55–64 | 29 (19.3) |
65+ | 24 (16) |
Gender | |
Female | 77(51.3) |
Male | 73(48.7) |
Level of education | |
No formal education | 65(43.3) |
Primary | 27(18) |
Secondary | 28(18.7) |
Higher education and above | 30(20) |
Marital status | |
Single | 27(18) |
Married | 115(76.7) |
Divorced | 1(0.7) |
Widowed | 7(4.7) |
Residence | |
Urban | 120(80) |
Rural | 30(20) |
Religion | |
Orthodox | 128(85.3) |
Muslim | 15(10) |
Protestant | 7(4.7) |
Employment status | |
Farmer | 26(17.3) |
Business man | 15(10) |
Government employer | 48(32) |
Retired | 9(6) |
Unemployed | 51(34) |
Other | 1(0.7) |
Monthly income in ETB* (mean ± SD) (n = 138) | 1815.94 ± 1278.143 |
≤ 550 | 22(15.9) |
551–1000 | 35(25.4) |
1001–1550 | 21(15.2) |
1551–3000 | 38(27.5) |
3001+ | 22(15.9) |
Distance from the hospital in kilometers (mean ± SD) | 12.4 ± 21.98 |
≤ 5 | 106(70.7) |
6–15 | 6(4) |
16–25 | 16(10.7) |
26–35 | 6(4) |
36+ | 16(10.7) |