Table 1 The socio-demographic characteristics of hospitalized heart failure patients at MRRH, Southwestern Uganda from November 2021 – to January 2022
Variables | Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age Median (IQR): 43 (20.75–69.25) | ≤18 | 26 (22) |
19–59 | 48 (40.7) | |
≥60 | 44 (37.3) | |
Sex | Male | 46 (39) |
Female | 72 (61) | |
Educational status | No formal Education | 53 (44.9) |
Primary | 53 (44.9) | |
Secondary and above | 12 (10.2) | |
Occupation | Unemployed | 42 (35.6) |
Self – employed | 71 (60.2) | |
Employed | 5 (4.2) | |
History of Alcohol Use | 33 (28.0) | |
History of Smoking | 19 (18.1) | |