Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients attending heart failure follow-up units of public health hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 294)
Variables | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years |  ≤ 45 | 159 | 54.08 |
Mean (SD) = 45.03 ± 18.10 |  > 45 | 135 | 45.92 |
Sex | Male | 123 | 41.84 |
Female | 171 | 58.16 | |
Marital status | Single | 90 | 30.61 |
Married | 162 | 55.11 | |
Divorced | 24 | 8.16 | |
Windowed | 18 | 6.12 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 182 | 61.90 |
Muslim | 61 | 20.75 | |
Protestant | 42 | 14.29 | |
Catholic | 9 | 3.06 | |
Place of residence | Rural | 122 | 41.50 |
Urban | 172 | 58.50 | |
Educational status | Can’t read and write | 46 | 15.65 |
Can read and write | 30 | 10.20 | |
Primary (1–8) | 81 | 27.55 | |
Secondary (9–10) | 47 | 15.99 | |
Preparatory (11–12) | 41 | 13.95 | |
College and above | 49 | 16.66 | |
Occupation | Housewife | 64 | 21.77 |
Self-employed | 127 | 43.20 | |
Student | 25 | 8.50 | |
Governmental Employee | 44 | 14.97 | |
Retired | 18 | 6.12 | |
Others | 16 | 5.44 | |
Family monthly income in ETB |  ≤ 600 | 82 | 27.89 |
601–1650 | 55 | 18.71 | |
1651–3200 | 39 | 13.27 | |
3201–5250 | 61 | 20.75 | |
5251–7300 | 27 | 9.18 | |
 ≥ 7301 | 30 | 10.20 |