Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of heart failure patients at the University of Gondar referral hospital
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
 < 50 | 125 | 44 |
 ≥ 50 | 159 | 56 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 97 | 34.2 |
 Female | 187 | 65.8 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 149 | 52.5 |
 Single | 55 | 19.4 |
 Divorce | 31 | 10.9 |
 Widowed | 49 | 17.3 |
Educational level | ||
 No formal Education | 175 | 61.6 |
 1–8 | 57 | 20.1 |
 9–12 | 33 | 11.6 |
 College/University | 19 | 6.7 |
Occupation | ||
 Farmer | 58 | 20.4 |
 Housewife | 109 | 38.4 |
 Merchant | 12 | 4.2 |
 Student | 28 | 9.9 |
 Retired | 10 | 3.6 |
 Daily labor | 67 | 23.6 |
Place of residence | ||
 Urban | 154 | 54.2 |
 Rural | 130 | 45.8 |