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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants at University of Gondar Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 394)

From: Epileptic patients’ willingness to receive cell-phone based medication reminder in Northwest Ethiopia

Socio-demographic Characteristic

Category

Frequency

Percent

Sex

Male

245

62.2

Female

149

37.8

Age (years)

16–24

104

26.4

25–30

103

26.1

31–40

109

27.7

> 40

78

19.8

Marital status

Single

166

42.1

Married

182

46.2

Widowed

21

5.3

Divorced

25

6.3

Religion

Orthodox

335

85.0

Muslim

39

9.9

Other

20

5.1

Educational status

Illiterate

117

29.7

Able to read and write

31

7.9

Primary

99

25.1

Secondary

68

17.3

Diploma and above

79

20.1

Occupation

Daily laborer

14

3.6

Employed

140

35.5

Student

68

17.3

Merchant

32

8.1

Farmer

77

19.5

House wife

48

12.2

Other

15

3.8

Residence

Urban

187

47.5

Rural

207

52.5

Average monthly income (Birr)

< 500

94

23.9

501–1000

127

32.2

1001–2000

102

25.9

> 2001

71

18.0