Table 2 Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics of medical and surgical outpatients of University of Gondar specialized hospital, 2016 (n = 470)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 255 | 54.3 |
Female | 215 | 45.7 | |
Age | 18–24 | 106 | 22.6 |
25–34 | 128 | 27.2 | |
35–44 | 90 | 19.1 | |
45–54 | 75 | 16.0 | |
55 +  | 71 | 15.1 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 436 | 92.8 |
Muslim | 27 | 5.7 | |
Protestant | 4 | 0.9 | |
OthersR | 3 | 0.6 | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 402 | 85.5 |
Kimant | 44 | 9.4 | |
Tigre | 17 | 3.6 | |
OthersE | 7 | 1.5 | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 147 | 31.3 |
Read and write onlya | 60 | 12.8 | |
Primary school (grade 1–8) | 110 | 23.4 | |
Secondary school (grade 9–12) | 76 | 16.2 | |
Tertiary(TVET/college/university) | 77 | 16.4 | |
Marital status | Single | 135 | 28.7 |
Married/in union | 260 | 55.3 | |
Divorced | 34 | 7.2 | |
Separated | 11 | 2.3 | |
Widowed/ widower | 30 | 6.4 | |
Occupation | Government employee | 59 | 12.6 |
Housewife | 102 | 21.7 | |
Merchant | 57 | 12.1 | |
Daily laborer | 20 | 4.3 | |
Student | 57 | 12.1 | |
Farmer | 122 | 26.0 | |
OthersO | 53 | 11.28 | |
Residency | Urban | 256 | 54.5 |
Rural | 214 | 45.5 | |
Living conditions | With family | 387 | 82.3 |
Alone | 83 | 17.7 | |
Monthly income |  < 735 | 229 | 48.7 |
735–1176 | 95 | 20.2 | |
 > 1176 | 146 | 31.1 |