Table 1 Socio-demographic profile
Characteristic | n(%) |
|---|---|
Domestic status | Â |
Lives with parents | 72 (49.7) |
Lives with partner | 27 (18.6) |
Lives alone | 14 (9.6) |
Other | 30 (20.7) |
Not answered | 2 (1.4) |
Total | 145 (100.0) |
Highest level of education | Â |
Year 10 (School Certificate) | 79 (54.5) |
Year 12 (Higher School Certificate) | 45 (31.0) |
Diploma | 9 (6.2) |
Graduate diploma | 3 (2.1) |
University degree | 7 (4.8) |
Not answered | 2 (1.4) |
Total | 145 (100.0) |
Employment | Â |
Employed | 121 (83.4) |
Unemployed ≤ 1 month | 5 (3.4) |
Unemployed 2–6 months | 7 (4.9) |
Unemployed 7–11 months | 3 (2.1) |
Unemployed more than a year | 9 (6.2) |
Total | 145 (100.0) |
Last visit to health care provider | Â |
GP | 87 (60.0) |
Hospital - admitted | 10 (6.9) |
Hospital – not admitted | 6 (4.1) |
Specialist consultation | 6 (4.1) |
Alternative medical practitioner | 4 (2.8) |
No visits indicated | 32 (22.1) |
Total | 145(100.0) |
(75% of the visits indicated were within one year) | |
Reported chronic illnesses | 99 (68.3) |
Nil | 28 (19.3) |
Asthma | 2 (1.4) |
Hypertension | 2 (1.4) |
Depression | 4 (2.7) |
Other | 10 (6.9) |
Not answered | Â |
Total | 145 |