BMC Nephrology

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of post kidney transplant patents in (N = 270) SPHMMC

From: Medication non-adherence and its associated factors among kidney transplant patients in a large teaching hospital in Ethiopia

Variable		Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Age group	≤ 30	90	33.3
	31–45	114	42.2
	> 45	65	24.2
Sex	Male	193	71.5
	Female	77	28.5
Educational background	Primary school	21	7.8
	Secondary school	89	33.0
	Certificate and diploma	23	8.5
	First degree and above	137	50.7
Marital status	Single	90	33.3
	Married	178	65.9
	Widowed	2	0.7
Religion	Orthodox Christian	183	67.8
	Muslim	59	21.9
	Protestant	27	10.0
	Other	1	0.4
Occupation	Governmental employee	66	24.4
	Non-governmental employee	30	11.1
	Private business	118	43.7
	No job	56	20.7

N-number of patients, SPHMMC- Saint Paul`s Hospital Millennium Medical College.

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