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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Patients’ level of satisfaction on quality of health care at Mwananyamala hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Demographic characteristics

Sex of respondent (%)

Total

Male

Female

All respondents

199 (47.2)

223 (52.8)

422

Religion

   

  Christian

110 (55.3)

122 (54.7)

232 (55.0)

  Muslim

89 (44.7)

101 (45.3)

190 (45.0)

Occupation

   

  Employed

85 (42.7)

93 (41.7)

178 (42.2)

  Self employed

90 (45.2)

89 (39.9)

179 (42.4)

  Unemployed

24 (12.1)

41 (18.4)

65 (15.4)

Marital status

   

  Married

92 (46.2)

106 (47.6)

198 (46.9)

  Single

73 (36.7)

75 (33.6)

148 (35.1)

  Widowed

13 (6.5)

21 (9.4)

34 (8.1)

  Divorced

21 (10.6)

21 (9.4)

42 (10.0)

Age in years

   

  ≤ 34 yrs

88 (44.2)

103 (46.2)

191 (45.3)

  35-54 yrs

98 (49.2)

97 (43.5)

189 (44.8)

  ≥55 yrs

19 (6.6)

23 (10.3)

42 (10.0)