Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of adult patients with asthma attending ambulatory care units of selected public hospitals in Northwestern Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 409)
Variable | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Age, mean (±SD) | 49.82 (±16.1) |
 18–34 | 83 (20.3%) |
 35–64 | 238 (58.2%) |
 ≥65 | 88 (21.5%) |
Gender | |
 Male | 163 (39.9%) |
 Female | 246 (60.1%) |
Residency | |
 Urban | 300 (73.3%) |
 Rural | 109 (26.7%) |
Marital Status | |
 Single | 41 (10%) |
 Married | 294 (71.9%) |
 Divorced | 16 (3.0%) |
 Window | 58 (14.2%) |
Education level | |
 Unable to read or write | 174 (42.6%) |
 Primary education | 72 (17.6%) |
 Secondary education | 89 (21.8%) |
 Higher institute | 74 (18.1%) |
Occupation | |
 Government employee | 115 (28.1%) |
 Farmer | 66 (16.1%) |
 Homemaker | 112 (27.4%) |
 Merchant | 54 (13.2%) |
 Student | 62 (15.1%) |
Yearly Income level (±SD)/ birr | 414,338.26 ± 42,641.0 |
Access of healthcare | |
 Insurance | 173 (42.3%) |
 Free | 83 (20.3%) |
 Out of pocket | 153 (37.4%) |
Biomass use | |
 Yes | 362 (88.5%) |
 No | 47 (11.5%) |
Fuel type | |
 Kerosene | 15 (3.7%) |
 Charcoal and wood | 337(82.4%) |
 Ethanol | 6 (1.5%) |
 Disel-fuel | 13 (3.2%) |
Smoking | |
 Never smoker | 358 (87.5%) |
 Current smoker | 13 (3.2%) |
 Ex-smoker | 38 (9.3%) |