Table 2 Summary of social demographic characteristics of the FGD participants 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
Characteristics | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|
Total participants | 22 | |
Total focus groups | 03 | |
Age | 15–39 years | 7 |
40–49 years | 6 | |
50Â years and above | 09 | |
Sex | Male | 14 |
Female | 08 | |
Educational status | Un educated | 13 |
Primary education | 9 | |
Marital status | Married | 15 |
Divorced | 3 | |
Widowed | 4 | |
Duration of with the disease | 1- 5 times | 11 |
6–10 times | 6 | |
11 and above | 5 | |