Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of chronic heart failure patients with follow-up at selected public hospitals in Ethiopia from December 2023 to April 2024 (n = 360).
Variable | Category | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 202 (56.11) |
Female | 158 (43.89) | |
Age means (SD) | 55.72(11.70) | |
Admit unit | Cardiac | 243 (67.50) |
Internal medicine | 111 (30.83) | |
Others | 6 (1.67) | |
Address | Rural | 278 (77.22) |
Urban | 82 (22.78) | |
Income means (SD) in ETB | 521.72 ± 3325.25 | |
Income level (in ETB) | Low income | 50 (13.89) |
Middle income | 284 (78.89) | |
High income | 26 (7.22) | |
Occupation | Farmer | 138 (38.33) |
Employer | 105 (29.17) | |
Labor | 94 (26.11) | |
Student | 23 (6.39) | |
Marital status | Marriage | 227 (63.06) |
Divorce | 59 (16.39) | |
Single | 51 (14.17) | |
Widow | 23 (6.39) | |
Education status | No formal | 128 (35.56) |
Primary | 148 (41.11) | |
Secondary | 19 (5.28) | |
Diploma and above | 65 (18.06) | |
Substance use | ||
Smoking | Never smoking | 301 (83.61) |
Current and ex-smoker | 59 (16.39) | |
Alcohol use | History of drink | 212 (58.89) |
Current drink | 148 (41.11) | |
Chewing khat | Never | 203 (56.39) |
Current | 157 (43.61) | |
Salt restrictions | Yes | 186 (51.67) |
No | 174 (48.33) | |
Monthly incomes in ETB, mean (SD) | 5021.71 ± 3325.16 | Maximum (mini) 25,000 (1300) |
Medication costs by tiers | Tier 1 | 50 (13.89) |
Tier 2 | 257 (71.39) | |
Tier 3 | 53 (14.72) | |
