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Table 1 Socio-emographic characteristics of respondents, Meket district, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 722)

From: Self-medication practice and associated factors among adult household members in Meket district, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percent

Sex

Female

384

53.2

Male

338

46.8

Age in year

18–24

92

12.8

25–34

180

24.9

35–44

180

24.9

45–54

113

15.7

> 55

157

21.7

Marital statues

Married

450

62.3

Unmarried

105

14.5

Divorced

102

14.1

Widowed

65

9.0

Occupation

Farmer

329

45.6

Housewife

136

18.8

Civil servant

107

14.8

Student

71

9.8

Merchant

65

9.1

Daily workers

14

1.9

Average monthly household income

< 150 birr

58

8.1

150–500 birr

292

40.4

501–1000 birr

143

19.8

> 1000 birr

229

31.7

Place of residence

Rural

525

72.7

Urban

197

27.3

Level of education

Unable to read and write

303

42.0

Only able to read and write

137

19.0

1–8 grades

105

14.5

9–12 grades

63

8.7

Diploma and above

114

15.8

Religion

Orthodox

649

89.9

Muslim

70

9.7

Protestant

3

0.4

Ethnicity

Amhara

705

97.6

Tigray

17

2.4

Number of family

< 5

576

79.8

5 and above

146

20.2

Relationship with family

Father

283

39.2

Mother

310

42.9

Child

115

15.9

Relative

14

1.9