Table 1 Socio demographic of Liver disease patients at UoG-CSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022. (n = 307)
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 220 | 71.66 |
Female | 87 | 28.34 | |
Age | < 18 (children) | 28 | 9.12 |
18–45 (young adult) | 188 | 61.24 | |
> 45 (old adult) | 91 | 29.64 | |
Residence | Rural | 213 | 69.38 |
Urban | 94 | 30.62 | |
Educational level | Unable to read and write | 143 | 46.58 |
Primary school | 119 | 38.76 | |
Secondary school | 26 | 8.47 | |
College &University | 19 | 6.19 | |
Marital status | Married | 223 | 72.67 |
Unmarried | 84 | 27.36 | |
Occupation | Farmer | 177 | 57.65 |
Housewife | 33 | 10.75 | |
Merchant | 23 | 7.49 | |
Government employee | 21 | 6.84 | |
Private employee | 19 | 6.19 | |
Other | 34 | 11.70 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 284 | 92.51 |
Muslim | 17 | 5.54 | |
Protestant | 6 | 1.95 |