Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of men presented with LUTS at Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, South Ethiopia, 2022.

From: Magnitude and factors associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia among adult male patients visiting Wolaita Sodo University comprehensive specialized hospital southern Ethiopia

Variables Category

Frequency

Percentage

Age

30–39

92

24.5

40–49

73

19.4

50–59

126

33.5

60 and above

85

22.6

Religion

Muslim

33

8.8

Orthodox

96

25.5

Protestant

193

51.3

Catholic

43

11.4

Others

11

3.0

Ethnicity

Wolaita

253

67.3

Sidamo

44

11.7

Oromo

45

12.0

Gamo

22

5.9

Others

12

3.2

Marital status

Single

37

9.8

Married

302

80.3

Widower

24

6.4

Divorced

13

3.5

Educational level

Unable to write and read

35

9.3

Able to read and write

60

16.0

Attend primary school (1–8)

69

18.4

Attend secondary school (9–12)

103

27.9

College and above

109

29.0

Residence

Urban

232

61.7

Rural

144

38.3

Occupation

Farmer

75

19.9

Merchant

66

17.6

Government employee

116

30.9

Non-Government employee

110

29.3

Pension

9

2.4

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