Table 1 Characteristics of the study patients
Characteristic | Proportions (%) N = 357 |
|---|---|
Age categories: Median (IQR) | |
18 – 35 | 28 (20–31) |
36 – 59 | 47 (40–52) |
60 years and above | 73 (66–80) |
Sex | |
Female | 168 (47.1) |
Male | 189 (52.9) |
Tribe | |
Baganda | 241 (67.5) |
Banyakitara | 52 (14.6) |
Othersa | 64 (17.98) |
Occupation | |
Civil/NGO servant | 20 (5.6) |
Operate business | 73 (20.5) |
Peasant farmer | 177 (49.6) |
Unemployed | 49 (13.7) |
Othersb | 38 (10.6) |
Religion | |
Born again and SDA | 33 (9.24) |
Catholic | 202 (56.6) |
Moslem | 78 (21.9) |
Protestant | 44 (12.3) |
Level of Education | |
No education | 55 (15.4) |
Primary | 216 (60.5) |
Secondary | 65 (18.2) |
Tertiary | 21 (5.9) |
Marital status | |
Divorced/separated | 76 (21.3) |
Married | 148 (41.4) |
Single | 58 (16.3) |
Widow/widower | 75 (21.0) |