Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of participants, respiratory clinic, JUMC, Ethiopia, 2018
Socio-demographics and characteristics of patient | Category | Number | Percent | Mean + SD | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 62 | 44.3 | ||
Female | 78 | 55.7 | |||
Age group | 19–40 | 46 | 32.85 | 47.8 ± 15 | 19–74 |
41–59 | 52 | 37.15 | |||
60–75 | 42 | 30.0 | |||
Co morbidity | Yes | 30 | 21.43 | ||
No | 110 | 78.57 | |||
Severity of disease | Mild persistent | 34 | 24.3 | ||
Moderate persistent | 57 | 40.7 | |||
Sever persistent | 49 | 35 | |||
Educational status | Illiterate | 71 | 50.7 | ||
Primary school | 30 | 21.4 | |||
Secondary school | 31 | 22.1 | |||
12+ | 8 | 5.7 | |||
Residence | Urban | 59 | 42.1 | ||
Rural | 81 | 57.9 | |||
Exposure of biomas | Yes | 88 | 62.9 | ||
No | 52 | 37.1 | |||
Knowledge | Good | 30 | 21.4 | ||
Moderate | 47 | 33.6 | |||
Poor | 63 | 45.0 | |||
Attitude | Positive | 98 | 70.0 | ||
Negative | 42 | 30.0 | |||
Smoking status | Non smoker | 121 | 83.43 | ||
Ex-smoker | 16 | 11.48 | |||
Currently smoker | 3 | 2.14 | |||
Inhalation technique | Efficient | 27 | 19.3 | ||
Inefficient | 103 | 80.7 | |||
Do you chew khat? | Yes | 60 | 42.85 | ||
No | 80 | 57.15 |