Self-Medication Practices among Community of Harar City and Its Surroundings, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in Harar City and its surroundings from March to April, 2017(n=370).

Variable	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age (years)
18-25	123	33.2
26-33	128	34.6
34 and above	119	32.2
Mean (SD)	32(11.15)
Gender
Female	196	53.0
Male	174	47.0
Ethnicity
Oromo	126	34.1
Amhara	118	31.9
Hader	56	15.1
Tigre	28	7.6
Somali	16	4.3
Others	26	7
Religion
Orthodox	175	47.3
Muslim	154	41.6
Protestant	34	9.2
Others	7	1.9
Educational
Illiterate	27	7.3
Read and write	10	2.7
Primary school	39	10.5
Secondary school	94	25.4
College and above	200	54.1
Marital status
Single	136	36.8
Married	203	54.9
Divorced	18	4.8
Widowed	13	3.5
Occupations
Merchant	145	39.2
Employee	107	28.9
Daily labor	37	10
House wife	63	17
Others	18	4.9
Monthly income
Nondisclosed	175	47.3
400-2000	78	21.1
2001-3600	63	17.0
3601-5200	12	3.2
>5201	42	11.4
Mean (SD)	3179(2643.66) Birr

ETB, Ethiopian Birr, 1=28ETB, SD: standard deviation.