Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and Chi-square analysis outputs of Rheumatic Heart Disease study subjects at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, 2021

Age (yrs)

  < 18

126

32.8

9(7.1)

117(92.9)

  > 18

258

67.2

28(10.3)

230(89.1)

Sex

 Male

122

31.8

10(8.2)

112(91.8)

 Female

262

68.2

27(10.3)

235(89.7)

Address: Regions

 Addis Ababa

191

49.7

22(11.5)

169(88.5)

 Oromia

124

32.3

11(8.9)

113(91.1)

 Amhara

36

9.4

3(8.3)

33(91.7)

 SNNPR

32

8.3

1(3.1)

31(96.9)

 Others

1

0.3

0(0)

1(100)

Distance from follow up health facility (in kilometers)

  < 100

217

56.5

26(12)

191(88)

 100–199

47

12.2

3(6.4)

44(93.6)

 200–299

55

14.3

5(9.1)

50(90.9)

  > 300

65

16.9

3(4.6)

62(95.4)

Educational Status

 Illiterate

40

10.4

7(17.5)

33(82.5)

 Can read and write

11

2.9

1(9.1)

10(90.9)

 Primary education (1–8)

148

38.5

8(5.4)

140(94.6)

 Secondary education (9–12)

118

30.7

14(11.9)

104(88.1)

 College level (Certificate/diploma/first degree/MS/MD/PHD)

67

17.4

7(10.4)

60(89.6)

Marital status

 Married

153

39.8

17(11.1)

136(88.9)

 Single, divorced, separated or widow

231

60.2

20(8.7)

211(91.3)

Number of your children

 One

42

10.9

5(11.9)

37(88.1)

 Two

59

15.4

10(16.9)

49(83.1)

 Three

21

5.5

2(9.5)

19(90.5)

 Four and above

30

7.8

1(3.3)

29(96.7)

Occupation

 Student

156

40.6

11(7.1)

145(92.9)

 Government employee

40

10.4

3(7.5)

37(92.5)

 Self-employed

71

18.5

10(14.1)

61(85.9)

 Housewife

92

24

9(9.8)

83(90.2)

 Others (Farmer, daily laborer)

25

6.5

4(16)

21(84)

Family monthly income (Ethiopian Birr)

  < 1000

80

20.8

15(18.8)

65(81.3)

 1000–2999

155

40.4

11(7.1)

144(92.9)

  > 3000

149

38.8

11(7.4)

138(92.6)