Research Article
Antibiotic Use among Patients Visiting Primary Hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants at the primary hospitals of Northwest Ethiopia (N = 422).
| | Variables | Frequency (%) |
| | Sex | Male | 244 (57.2) | | Female | 178 (42.8) |
| | Age in years | Mean (±SD) | 34.79 ± 13.41 | | Location | Urban | 211 (50) | | Rural | 211 (50) |
| | Marital status | Single | 134 (31.8) | | Married | 248 (58.8) | | Ever married | 40 (9.5) |
| | Educational status | Unable to read and write | 138 (32.7) | | Read and write only | 55 (13) | | Primary education (1–8 grades) | 56 (13.3) | | Secondary education (9–12 grades) | 57 (13.5) | | Diploma and vocational training | 75 (17.8) | | Degree and above/University | 41 (9.7) |
| | Occupational status | Farmer | 136 (32.2) | | Merchant | 38 (9) | | Employee | 99 (23.5) | | Student | 75 (17.8) | | Housewife | 774 (17.5) |
| | Healthcare visits/year | Not at all | 28 (6.6) | | Once | 107 (25.4) | | Twice | 112 (26.5) | | Three time | 59 (14) | | Four times | 41 (10.7) | | Five or more times | 71 (16.8) |
| | Satisfaction levels with health professionals | Unsatisfied | 93 (22) | | Indifferent | 76 (18) | | Satisfied | 253 (60) |
| | Hospital location | Addis zemen | 102 (24.2) | | Debark | 101 (23.9) | | Chilga | 86 (20.4) | | Wogera | 68 (16.1) | | Kolladiba | 65 (15.4) |
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