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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the patients in the medical ward of DRH, March 01 to May 31, 2014 (N = 147)

From: A prospective observational study of drug therapy problems in medical ward of a referral hospital in northeast Ethiopia

Variable

N (%)

Sex

Female

87 (59.18)

Male

60 (40.82)

Age

< 50

114 (77.55)

50–64

18 (12.24)

> 64

15 (10.2)

Education Level

Illiterate

69 (46.94)

Primary school completed

24 (16.32)

Secondary school completed

39 (26.53)

Diploma

12 (8.16)

Degree and above

3 (2.04)

Religion

Orthodox Christian

51 (34.69)

Muslim

90 (61.22)

Protestant

6 (4.08)

Marital status

Single

24 (16.32)

Married

99 (67.34)

Widow

3 (2.04)

Divorced

21 (14.28)