Awareness and Disposal Practices of Medicines among the Community in Hawassa City, Ethiopia

Table 4

Socioeconomic profile of household respondents.

Variables		HHs (N = 402) frequency (%)
Gender	Male	136 (33.8)
	Female	266 (66.2)
Age (years)	18–24	79 (19.7)
	25–31	138 (34.3)
	32–38	70 (17.4)
	39–45	32 (8.0)
	46–52	27 (6.7)
	53–59	38 (9.5)
	>59	18 (4.5)
Marital status	Married	317 (78.9)
	Unmarried	81 (20.1)
	Divorced	4 (1.0)
Family size (number)	1 (single)	49 (12.2)
	2–4	181 (45.0)
	5–10	169 (42.0)
	11–15	3 (0.7)
Educational level	Only read and write	38 (9.5)
	Grade 1–8	45 (11.2)
	Grade 9–12	42 (10.4)
	Above high school, first-degree,	196 (48.8)
	Second-degree, and above	81 (20.1)
Family monthly income, ETB	<1,000	3 (0.7)
	1000–5000	135 (33.6)
	5001–10000	142 (35.3)
	10001–20000	74 (18.4)
	20001–40000	41 (10.2)
	>40000	7 (1.7)

ETB- Ethiopian Birr.