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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants at FHRH, 2018

From: Bacteriology of community acquired pneumonia in adult patients at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency (%)

Sex

Male

239 (57.7)

Female

175 (42.3)

Age in years

18–35

91 (22)

36–49

191 (46.1)

50–64

98 (23.7)

≥ 65

34 (8.2)

Residence

Rural

256 (61.8)

Urban

158 (38.2)

Occupation

Government Employee

65 (15.7)

Farmer

208 (50.2)

Merchant

46 (11.1)

House wife

50 (12.1)

Daily laborer

21 (5.1)

Student

24 (5.8)

Educational Status

No education

249 (60.1)

1–8 Grade

82 (19.8)

9–12 Grade

60 (14.5)

Diploma and above

23 (5.6)

Alcohol use

Yes

168 (40.6)

No

246 (59.4)

Smoking

Yes

12 (2.9)

No

402 (97.1)

Asthmatic case

Yes

10 (2.4)

No

404 (97.60

Crowded living condition

Yes

198 (47.8)

No

216 (52.2)