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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients at HUCSH, February 2016

From: Chronic diseases multi-morbidity among adult patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital

Characteristics

Value

Number

%

Address

Urban

268

65.2

Rural

143

34.8

Sex

Male

234

56.9

Female

177

43.1

Age in years

18–29

158

38,4

30–44

119

29,0

>  44

134

32,6

Occupation

Employed

101

24.6

Farmer

99

24.1

House wife

75

18.2

Student

70

17.0

Daily laborer

17

4.1

Other

49

11.9

Married

280

68.1

Marital status

Single

118

28.7

Othersa

13

3.2

Household income in Ethiopian Birra

100–1499

182

44.3

>  1499

229

55.7

Educational status

No education

165

40.1

Literate

246

59.9

  1. aOthers = divorced and widowed, Exchange rate 1 USD to 21.3673 Ethiopian Birr