Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population
From: Secondary prevention of rheumatic heart disease in Ethiopia: a multicenter study
Variable | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age at enrollment (years) | 5–10 | 34 (10%) |
> 10–17 | 303 (90% | |
Sex | Female | 182 (54%) |
Male | 155 (46%) | |
Residence | Rural | 209 (62%) |
Urban | 128 (38%) | |
Parental level of education | No education | 145 (43%) |
Primary school | 120 (36%) | |
High school | 48 (14%) | |
College | 20 (6%) | |
Unknown | 4 (1%) | |
Parental occupation | Farmers | 169 (50%) |
Government employees | 50 (15%) | |
Small scale business/self-employed | 76 (22.5%) | |
Employed by a private company | 42 (12.5%) | |
Family size | < 6 | 126 (37%) |
≥ 6 | 211(63%) | |
Family income (USD) (mean ± SD) | 67 ± 68 | |
Distance from the nearest cardiology clinic ( km) | 155 ± 162 | |