Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of patients with traumatic head injury at University of Gondar Specialized Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 387)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 301 | 77.78 |
Female | 86 | 22.22 | |
Age (years) | 5–14 | 60 | 15.5 |
15–30 | 197 | 50.9 | |
31–45 | 73 | 18.9 | |
≥46 | 57 | 14.7 | |
Occupation of respondents | Currently not working | 44 | 11.4 |
Civil servant | 85 | 22.0 | |
Daily labor | 103 | 26.6 | |
Farmer | 155 | 40.1 | |
Marital status | Single | 189 | 48.8 |
Married | 193 | 49.9 | |
Divorced | 2 | 0.5 | |
Widowed | 3 | 0.8 | |
Educational status | Unable to read & write | 68 | 17.6 |
Able to read & write | 95 | 24.5 | |
Primary level | 134 | 34.6 | |
Secondary & above | 90 | 23.3 | |
Family size of respondent | 1–3 | 116 | 30.0 |
4–5 | 156 | 40.3 | |
6 and above | 115 | 29.7 | |