Table 2 Clinical characteristics of thyroid patients who have a follow-up at ambulatory clinics in selected hospitals of Northwest Ethiopia, from July 01-Sept 30, 2022, (n = 351).
From: Drug related problems and associated factors among thyroid disorder patients in Northwest Ethiopia
Clinical characteristics | Categories | Frequency N (%) |
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Thyroid disease | Hyperthyroidism | 318 (90.60) |
Hypothyroidism | 33 (9.40) | |
Duration of treatment | 3 month-1 year | 85 (24.22) |
1 year-3 year | 189 (53.85) | |
3year- 5 year | 59 (16.81) | |
˃ 5 year | 18 (5.13) | |
Traditional medicine | No | 3 (0.86) |
Yes | 348 (99.14) | |
Previous Thyroidectomy | No | 338 (96.30) |
Yes | 13 (3.70) | |
Co-morbidity | No | 234 (66.67) |
Yes | 117 (33.33) | |
Number of comorbidity | 1 | 95 (81.2%) |
2 | 13 (11.1%) | |
≥ 3 | 9 (7.7%) | |
Type of Comorbidities | Heart failure | 9 (8.33) |
Diabetes mellitus | 18 (16.67) | |
Hypertension | 29 (26.85) | |
HF and HTN | 1 (0.93) | |
DM and HTN | 5 (4.63) | |
HF and AF | 7 (6.48) | |
AF | 12 (11.11) | |
Others* | 27 (25.00) | |
Poly-pharmacy | No | 279 (79.49) |
Yes | 72 (20.51) |