Table 3 Health care and patient related characteristics of respondents at hospitals of south west Shewa zone, Oromia, central Ethiopia, 2024 (N = 353).
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Getting medication | Freely | 104 (29.5) |
By payment | 249 (70.5) | |
Getting health information | Yes | 202 (57.2) |
No | 151 (42.8) | |
Ever substance use | Yes | 140 (39.7) |
No | 213 (60.3) | |
Current substance use | Yes | 59 (16.7) |
No | 294 (83.3) | |
Frequency of alcohol use | Once or twice | 36 (10.2) |
Monthly | 2 (0.6) | |
Weekly | 9 (2.5) | |
Perceived stigma | Not perceived stigmatized | 202 (57.2) |
Perceived stigmatized | 151 (42.8) | |
Social support | Poor social support | 159 (45.1) |
Moderate social support | 148 (41.9) | |
Strong social support | 46 (13.0) | |
Perception on distance to the health facility | It is a big problem | 155 (43.9) |
It is not a big problem | 198 (56.1) |
