| |
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| AGE |
less than 25 years |
7 |
17.5% |
| 25 - 45 years |
13 |
32.5% |
| more than 45 years |
20 |
50.0% |
| GENDER |
Male |
21 |
52.5% |
| Female |
19 |
47.5% |
| outside Khartoum |
Khartoum |
24 |
60.0% |
| outside Khartoum |
16 |
40.0% |
| MARITAL STATUS |
Single |
10 |
25.0% |
| Married |
28 |
70.0% |
| Divorced |
1 |
2.5% |
| Widow |
1 |
2.5% |
| EDUCATIONAL LEVEL |
Illiterate |
10 |
25.0% |
| |
primary school |
12 |
30.0% |
| |
secondary school |
12 |
30.0% |
| |
university and above |
6 |
15.0% |
|
| Half of the study samples were less than 45 years of age with 60% of them residing in Khartoum and 70% of them educated and married |
| Table 1: Frequency table showing the distribution of demographic characteristics in patients with herpes zoster at Khartoum Dermatology Hospital, 2012. |
