Proportion of Ophthalmic Self-Medication and Associated Factors among Adult Ophthalmic Patients Attending Borumeda Hospital, Dessie, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants attending Borumeda Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia, June 2019 (n = 402).

Characteristic	Frequency	Percent
Sex
Male	245	60.9
Female	157	39.1
Age (years)
18–28	108	26.9
29–42	101	25.1
43–60	100	24.9
≥61	93	23.1
Religion
Christian	202	50.2
Muslim	200	49.8
Residence
Urban	213	53.0
Rural	189	47.0
Marital status
Currently single	112	27.9
Currently married	290	72.1
Level of education
Unable to read and write	134	33.3
Read and write only	58	14.4
Primary education	73	18.2
Secondary education	53	13.2
College and above	84	20.9
Type of occupation
Farmer	162	40.3
Government employee	50	12.4
Merchant	66	16.4
Housewife	39	9.7
Student	42	10.5
Daily laborer	31	7.7
Other	12	3.0
Family monthly income (ETB)
≤720	103	25.6
721–965	98	24.4
966–3000	111	27.6
≥3001	90	22.4

Work seekers and drivers.