Pattern and Appropriateness of Medicines Prescribed to Outpatients at a University Hospital in Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic profile of participants at GURH, 2016.

Variable	Frequency (%)
Age (years)
18–29	141 (41.2)
30–39	84 (24.6)
40–49	46 (13.5)
50–59	45 (13.2)
60+	26 (7.6)
Gender of the patient
Male	133 (38.9)
Female	209 (61.1)
Marital status
Married	195 (57.0)
Unmarried	100 (29.2)
Divorced/separated	27 (7.9)
Widow/er	20 (5.8)
Educational status
Unable to read and write	116 (33.9)
Able to read and write	33 (9.6)
Primary school (Grades 1–8)	72 (21.1)
Secondary school (9-10)	55 (16.1)
College preparatory level	14 (4.1)
Technical and vocational education and training	31 (9.1)
University education	21 (6.1)
Major occupation
Government employee	36 (10.5)
Private company employee	18 (5.3)
Self-employed/business person	16 (4.7)
Housewife	120 (35.1)
Farmer	76 (22.2)
Student	43 (12.6)
Unemployed	21 (6.1)
	12 (3.5)
Permanent residence
Gondar town	120 (35.1)
Areas outside Gondar town	222 (64.9)
Monthly income
Up to 500 ETB (22.9 USD)	236 (69.0)
More than 500 ETB (>22.9 USD)	106 (31.0)

Daily laborer, driver.