Practice and Associated Factors among Adult Residents towards Traditional Eye Medicine in Gondar City, North West Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants towards practice of traditional eye medicine among adult residents in Gondar city, North West Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 600, n = study participants).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age (in years)	18–24	150	25
	25–30	181	30.2
	31–40	140	23.3
	41–88	129	21.5
Sex	Male	246	41
	Female	354	59
Educational status	Illiterate	69	11.6
	Read and write	99	16.6
	Primary school	89	14.6
	Secondary school	131	21.8
	College and above	212	35.4
Marital status	Married	307	51.1
	Unmarried	293	48.9
Religion	Christian	539	89.8
	Muslim	61	10.2
Occupation	House wife	109	18.2
	Student	97	16.5
	Merchant	115	19.5
	Employed	203	33.8
	Other	76	12.6
Income	High income	426	71
	Low income	174	29
Community leadership role	Yes	115	19.5
	No	485	80.5

Income categories: income is categorized using world economic and financial surveys, October 2016 (individuals with 1328 Ethiopian birr per month and above income said to have high income and below this low income).