Table 3 Knowledge, psychological and behavioral characteristics of adult asthmatic patients at Amhara Regional State referral hospitals follow-up care clinic, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 470)
Variables | Frequency(n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Knowledge | ||
Knowledgeable | 195 | 41.5 |
Not knowledgeable | 275 | 58.5 |
Anxiety | ||
Normal | 229 | 48.7 |
Borderline | 209 | 44.5 |
Abnormal | 32 | 6.8 |
Depression | ||
Normal | 311 | 66.2 |
Borderline | 106 | 22.6 |
Abnormal | 53 | 11.3 |
Social support | ||
Supported | 337 | 71.7 |
Not supported | 133 | 28.3 |
History of drinking alcohol | ||
Yes | 355 | 75.5 |
No | 115 | 24.5 |
Current drinking of alcohol | ||
Yes | 101 | 21.5 |
No | 369 | 78.5 |
Types of alcohol used | ||
Local Tela | 48 | 10.2 |
Tej | 13 | 2.7 |
Areki | 16 | 3.4 |
National beer | 24 | 5.1 |
Alcohol drinking per week | ||
> 2 times | 22 | 4.7 |
≤ 2 times | 79 | 16.8 |
Currently smoked | ||
Yes | 20 | 4.3 |
No | 450 | 95.7 |
No. of cigarettes smoked per day | ||
< 5 | 11 | 2.3 |
5–6 | 3 | 0.6 |
> 11 | 6 | 1.3 |
Exercise habit | ||
Yes | 81 | 17.2 |
No | 389 | 82.8 |