Post-concussion syndrome among patients experiencing head injury attending emergency department of Hawassa University Comprehensive specialized hospital, Hawassa, southern Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants attending emergency outpatient department of HUCSH, Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia (n = 289)

Characteristics	Categories	Number	Percent
Age	18–24	61	22.2
	25–29	100	36.4
	30–34	53	19.3
	35–39	38	13.8
	40+	23	8.4
Sex	Male	161	58.5
Sex	Female	114	41.5
Religion	Orthodox	99	36.0
	Muslim	64	23.3
	Protestant	89	32.4
	Catholic	22	8.4
	Other	1	0.4
Marital status	Single	105	38.2
	Married	153	55.6
	Divorced	6	2.2
	Widowed	11	4.0
Occupation	Government employee	84	30.5
	Merchant	72	26.2
	Farmer	34	12.4
	Student	44	16.
	Daily labor	15	5.5
	House wife	26	9.5
Educational status	Unable to read and write	43	15.6
	Able to read and write	39	14.2
	Primary	31	11.3
	Secondary	141	51.3
	College and above	21	7.6
Ethnicity	Sidama	104	37.8
	Wolaita	35	12.7
	Amhara	39	14.2
	Oromo	62	22.5
	Tigre	2	0.7
	Gurage	19	6.9
	Others	14	5.1
Living condition	With family	206	74.9
Living condition	Alone	69	25.1

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