Table 1 Socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the study participants in Gish Abay town, Northwest Ethiopia, Jun 2018 (n = 594)
From: Knowledge of glaucoma and associated factors among adults in Gish Abay town, Northwest Ethiopia
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Female | 308 | 51.9 |
Male | 286 | 48.1 |
Age | ||
18–22 | 169 | 28.5 |
23–27 | 144 | 24.2 |
28–45 | 140 | 23.6 |
≥ 46 | 141 | 23.7 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 586 | 98.7 |
Others* | 8 | 1.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 584 | 98.3 |
Oromo | 10 | 1.7 |
Level of education | ||
No formal education | 359 | 60.4 |
Primary education | 101 | 17.0 |
Secondary education | 90 | 15.2 |
College and above | 44 | 7.4 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 275 | 46.3 |
Married | 288 | 48.5 |
Divorced | 14 | 2.4 |
Widowed | 17 | 2.9 |
Type of occupation | ||
Farmer | 156 | 26.3 |
Government employee | 48 | 8.1 |
Merchant | 185 | 31.1 |
House wife | 72 | 12.1 |
Job seeker | 64 | 10.8 |
Others** | 69 | 11.6 |
Monthly income | ||
≤ 750 | 298 | 50.2 |
751–1300 | 115 | 19.4 |
1301–2000 | 62 | 10.4 |
≥ 2001ETB | 119 | 20 |