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Table 1 Patients socio-demographic characteristics

From: Level of medication self-management capacity among patients on ambulatory care exiting hospital pharmacy at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Characteristics (N = 387)

n (%)

Gender

 Male

130 (33.6)

 Female

257 (66.4)

Age, years

 20–29

32 (8.30)

 30–39

133 (34.4)

 40–49

145 (37.5)

 50–59

50 (12.9)

 > 60

27 (7)

Marital status

 Single

66 (17.1)

 Married

218 (56.3)

 Divorced

21 (5.4)

 Widowed

19 (4.9)

 Cohabit

63 (16.3)

Education level

 Never

15 (3.9)

 Primary

88 (22.7)

 Secondary

208 (53.7)

 Tertiary

76 (19.6)