Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
 29–39 | 10 | 12.3 |
 40–50 | 24 | 29.6 |
  ≥ 51 | 47 | 58.0 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 20 | 24.7 |
 Married | 61 | 75.3 |
Level of education | ||
 Illiterate | 10 | 12.3 |
 Primary | 44 | 54.3 |
 Secondary | 25 | 30.9 |
 Tertiary | 2 | 2.5 |
 Occupation |  |  |
 Housewife | 24 | 29.6 |
 Retired | 9 | 11.1 |
 Merchant | 5 | 6.2 |
 Unemployed | 19 | 23.5 |
 Farmer | 16 | 19.8 |
 Daily labourer | 4 | 4.9 |
 Private employee | 3 | 3.7 |
 Other | 1 | 1.2 |
Monthly family income (USD) | ||
 Very low (<100) | 59 | 72.8 |
 Low (100–200) | 18 | 22.2 |
 Average (200–500) | 4 | 4.9 |
Number of drugs per patient | ||
  < 5 | 31 | 38.3 |
 5–9 | 40 | 49.4 |
  > =10 | 10 | 12.3 |