Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of febrile adult patients
Variables | Category | Frequencies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 127 | 40.06 |
Female | 190 | 59.94 | |
Age | 15–24 years | 56 | 17.67 |
25–34 years | 127 | 40.06 | |
35–44 years | 73 | 23.03 | |
≥ 45 years | 61 | 19.24 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 144 | 45.43 |
Amhara | 96 | 30.28 | |
Hadiya | 38 | 11.99 | |
Other | 39 | 12.3 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 106 | 33.44 |
Muslim | 157 | 49.53 | |
Protestant | 39 | 12.3 | |
Catholic | 15 | 4.73 | |
Marital status | Single | 79 | 24.92 |
Married | 220 | 69.4 | |
Divorced | 18 | 5.68 | |
Residence | Rural | 98 | 30.9 |
Urban | 219 | 69.1 | |
Educational status | Primary | 89 | 28.1 |
Secondary | 135 | 42.6 | |
Diploma and above | 66 | 20.8 | |
No formal education | 27 | 8.5 | |
Occupational Status | House wife | 101 | 31.9 |
Driver | 103 | 32.5 | |
Farmer | 51 | 16.1 | |
Government employ | 36 | 11.4 | |
Merchants | 26 | 8.2 | |
Income Eth. Birr | > 1500 | 20 | 6.31 |
1500–2500 | 89 | 28.08 | |
≥ 2500 | 208 | 65.62 | |
Family size | < 5 | 199 | 62.78 |
≥ 5 | 118 | 37.22 |