Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of study participants among the public in Gondar city, 2023(n = 786).
From: Self-Medication with NSAIDs in Gondar city: prevalence, predictors, and public health implications
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 432 | 55.0 |
Female | 354 | 45.0 | |
Age | 19–25 | 166 | 21.1 |
26–30 | 228 | 29.0 | |
31–43 | 194 | 24.7 | |
44 and above | 198 | 25.2 | |
Marital status | Single | 269 | 34.2 |
Married | 422 | 53.7 | |
Divorced | 83 | 10.6 | |
Widowed | 12 | 1.5 | |
Educational status | Can’t read and write | 103 | 13.1 |
Primary (1–8) | 106 | 13.5 | |
Secondary (9–12) | 220 | 28.0 | |
college or above | 357 | 45.4 | |
Occupation | Housewife | 113 | 14.4 |
Merchant | 219 | 27.9 | |
Employee | 335 | 42.6 | |
Others(students, daily laborers, farmers) | 119 | 15.1 | |
Living condition | Private | 353 | 44.9 |
Rental | 388 | 49.4 | |
Cohabitant | 37 | 4.7 | |
Other(temporary shelters, dormitories) | 8 | 1.0 | |
Number of family | Only one member | 188 | 23.9 |
Two members | 148 | 18.8 | |
Three members | 141 | 17.9 | |
Four members | 134 | 17.0 | |
Five members or above | 159 | 20.2 | |
Monthly income | Up to 4000 birr | 245 | 31.2 |
4001–6000 | 179 | 22.8 | |
6001–8500 | 188 | 23.9 | |
> 8500 birr | 174 | 22.1 | |
Do you have a family member with age less than 12 years? | Yes | 289 | 36.8 |
No | 497 | 63.2 |
