Table 1 Socio demographic information on in-depth interviews on exploring barriers of health Literacy on non-communicable disease prevention and care among patients in north wollo zone public hospitals; Northeast, Ethiopia, 2023: application of socio-ecological model

Age

18–39 years

5

40–49 years

3

50 years and above

18

Sex

Male

15

Female

11

Educational status

No formal education

17

Primary education

6

Secondary and above

3

Marital status

Married

21

Divorced

2

Widowed

3

Residence

Rural

15

Urban

11

Type of chronic disease

DM

9

HTN

11

Epilepsy

3

CHF

3

Total

26

Duration of with the disease

1- 5 years

11

6–10 years

7

11 years and above

8

Total

26