Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants at EDs of AaBET, TASH and SPHMMC from June to September 2023 (n=422)

CharacteristicsCategoryFrequency (%)
AaBETSPHMMCTASHTotal
Age18–2932 (7.6%)7 (1.7%)11 (2.6%)50 (11.8%)
30–4947 (11.1%)43 (10.2%)74 (17.5%)164 (38.9%)
50–6950 (11.8%)28 (6.6%)44 (10.4%)122 (28.9%)
≥7025 (5.9%)28 (6.6%)33 (7.8%)86 (20.4%)
SexMale97 (23%)48 (11.4%)73 (17.3%)218 (51.7%)
Female57 (13.5%)58 (13.7%)89 (21.1%)204 (48.3%)
Physical activityActive121 (28.7%)65 (15.4%)106 (25.1%)292 (69.2%)
Inactive33 (7.8%)41 (9.7%)56 (13.3%)130 (30.8%)
Social habitAlcohol drinker26 (6.2%)16 (3.8%)19 (4.5%)61 (14.5%)
Cigarette smoker6 (1.4%)1 (0.2%)2 (0.5%)9 (2.1%)
Both3 (0.7%)3 (0.7%)5 (1.2%)11 (2.6%)
None119 (28.2%)86 (20.4%)136 (32.2%)341 (80.8%)
  • AaBET, Addis Ababa Burn Emergency and Trauma Hospital; EDs, emergency departments; SPHMMC, St. Paulos Hospital Millennium Medical College; TASH, Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital.