Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of heart failure patients, JUSH, Ethiopia, from November 2013 to June 2014
Patient characteristics | Number | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Total (N = 284) | ||
Sex | ||
Male | 122 | 43.0 |
Female | 162 | 57.0 |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 171 | 60.2 |
Literate | 113 | 39.8 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 31 | 10.9 |
Married | 192 | 67.6 |
Divorced | 25 | 8.8 |
Widowed | 36 | 12.7 |
Occupation | ||
Employed | 159 | 56.0 |
Unemployed | 125 | 44.0 |
Family support | ||
Patients with family support | 272 | 95.8 |
Patients without family support | 12 | 4.2 |