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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia from February 27–April 27, 2018 (n = 694)

From: Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards disposal of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among community in Harar city, Eastern Ethiopia

Variable

Frequency (%)

Age (years)

 18–24

193 (27.8)

 25–35

214 (30.8)

 35 and above

287 (41.4)

Gender

 Male

368 (53.0)

 Female

326 (47.0)

Religion

 Orthodox

440 (63.4)

 Muslim

146 (21.0)

 Protestant

99 (14.3)

 Othersb

9 (1.3)

Educational

 Illiterate

50 (7.2)

 Primary (1–8)

114 (16.4)

 Secondary (9–12)

275 (39.6)

 College and above

255 (36.7)

Marital status

 Single

272 (39.2)

 Married

362 (52.2)

 Divorced

35 (5.0)

 Widowed

25 (3.6)

Occupations

 Self employed

362 (52.2)

 Governmental employee

137 (19.7)

 Student

91 (13.1)

 Housewife

81 (11.7)

 Othersc

18 (2.6)

Monthly income (ETB)a

  < 1380

222 (32)

 1381–6900

431 (62.1)

 6901–13,800

41 (5.9)

  1. aClassification is according to WHO income level scale for developing countries; ETB: Ethiopian birr; bCatholic, Jehovah Witness and Traditional. cdaily labors, retired, no job