Research Article
Affordability of Essential Medicines and Associated Factors in Public Health Facilities of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of patients in Jimma Zone public health facilities, May 2018.
| | S/N | Sociodemographic factors | Category of characteristics | Frequency (%) |
| | 1 | Age | 18–29 | 178 (29.4) | | 30–44 | 249 (41.1) | | 45–64 | 123 (20.3) | | ≥65 | 56 (9.2) |
| | 2 | Sex | Male | 324 (53.5) | | Female | 282 (46.5) |
| | 3 | Residence | Urban | 216 (35.6) | | Rural | 390 (64.4) |
| | 4 | Occupation | Farmer | 154 (25.4) | | Merchant | 135 (22.3) | | Student | 70 (11.6) | | House wife | 101 (16.7) | | Government employee | 72 (11.9) | | Daily laborer | 63 (10.4) | | Others | 11 (1.8) |
| | 5 | Marital status | Single | 202 (33.3) | | Married | 307 (50.7) | | Divorced | 37 (6.1) | | Widowed | 60 (9.9) |
| | 6 | Monthly income | (10–50) $ | 277 (45.7) | | (51–115) $ | 206 (34.0) | | (116–170) $ | 68 (11.2) | | (171–225) $ | 40 (6.6) | | >225 $ | 15 (2.5) |
| | 7 | Education | Illiterate | 225 (37.1) | | Grade 1–8 | 156 (25.7) | | Grade 9–12 | 136 (22.4) | | Collage and above | 89 (14.7) |
| | 8 | Number of economically dependent family members | None | 77 (12.7) | | One | 81 (13.4) | | Two | 85 (14) | | Three | 81 (13.4) | | Four | 71 (11.7) | | More than four | 211 (34.8) |
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Others indicating nongovernmental and private employees. |
