Research Article
Stroke Event Factors among Adult Patients Admitted to Stroke Unit of Jimma University Medical Center: Prospective Observational Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of stroke among adult patients admitted to stroke unit of JUMC from March 10 to July 10, 2017.
| | Sociodemographic factors | Frequency (n=116) | Percentage () |
| | Age (years) | < 45 | 26 | 22.4% | | 45-65 | 65 | 56.0% | | >65 | 25 | 21.6% |
| | Sex | Male | 73 | 62.9% | | Female | 43 | 37.1% |
| | Residence | Rural | 84 | 72.4% | | Urban | 32 | 27.6% |
| | Marital status | Married | 104 | 89.7% | | Widow | 11 | 9.5% | | Divorced | 1 | 0.9% |
| | Education status | Unable to read and write | 42 | 36.2% | | Able to read and write, informal education | 49 | 42.2% | | Elementary school (1-8) | 17 | 14.7% | | Secondary school (9-12) | 3 | 2.6% | | College/university or above | 5 | 4.3% |
| | Occupational status (over the last 1 year) | Agriculture / farmer | 44 | 37.9% | | Homemaker/ housewives | 41 | 35.3% | | Merchant | 11 | 9.5% | | Retired | 6 | 5.2% | | Government employee | 5 | 4.3% | | Other own business work | 5 | 4.3% | | Skilled/unskilled manual labor/ daily worker | 4 | 3.4% |
| | Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) | ≤18.5 (underweight) | 24 | 20.7% | | 18.6–24.9 (normal) | 74 | 63.8% | | 25.0–29.9 (overweight) | 18 | 15.5% |
| | Approximated monthly income (Dollar) | None (dependent) | 20 | 17.2% | | <20 | 46 | 39.7% | | 20-40 | 25 | 21.6% | | >40 | 25 | 21.6% |
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