Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of prevalence and associated factors among older adults in urban and rural residences of Metu district, southwestern, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 610)
Characteristics | Category | Residence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | Overall | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Age | 60–64 | 114(37.5%) | 110(35.9%) | 224(36.7%) |
65 – 74 | 122(40.1%) | 158(51.6%) | 280(45.9%) | |
 >  = 75 | 68(22.4%) | 38(12.4%) | 106(17.4%) | |
Sex | Male | 160(22.4%) | 133(43.5%) | 293(48.0%) |
Female | 144(47.4%) | 173(56.5%) | 317(52.0%) | |
Residence | Residence | 304(49.2%) | 306(52.8%) | 610(100.0%) |
Marital status | Married | 187(61.5%) | 195(63.7%) | 382(62.6%) |
Othersa | 117(38.5%) | 111(36.3%) | 228(37.4%) | |
Head of Household | Father | 128(42.1%) | 117(38.2%) | 245(40.2%) |
Mother | 97(31.9%) | 84(27.5%) | 181(29.7%) | |
Children/relative | 79(26.0%) | 105(34.3%) | 184(30.2%) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 163(53.6%) | 156(51.0%) | 319(52.3%) |
Muslim | 88(28.9%) | 110(35.9%) | 198(32.5%) | |
Protestant | 53(17.4%) | 40(13.1%) | 93(15.2%) | |
Educational status | No formal education | 27(8.9%) | 152(49.7%) | 179(29.3%) |
Primary | 26(8.6%) | 113(36.9%) | 139(22.8%) | |
Secondary | 77(25.3%) | 36(11.8%) | 113(18.5%) | |
Certificate and diploma | 174(57.2%) | 5(1.6%) | 179(29.3%) | |
Occupation | House wife | 35(11.5%) | 133(43.5%) | 168(27.5%) |
Pension | 105(34.5%) | 2(7.0%) | 107(17.5%) | |
Private organization | 78(25.7%) | 0(0%) | 78(12.8%) | |
Private work | 86(28.3%) | 1(3%) | 87(14.3%) | |
Farmer | 0 | 170(27.9%) | 170(27.9%) | |
Family size | 1 – 3 | 140(46.1%) | 102(33.3%) | 242(39.7%) |
4 – 6 | 164(53.9%) | 204(66.7%) | 368(60.3%) | |
The main source of financial support | pension | 97(31.9%) | 17(5.6%) | 114(18.7%) |
Family support | 91(29.9%) | 108(35.3%) | 199(32.9%) | |
Othersb | 116(38.2%) | 181(59.2%) | 297(48.7%) | |
Wealth index | Poor | 121(39.8%) | 6(2.0%) | 127(20.8%) |
Medium | 61(20.1%) | 232(75.8%) | 293(48.0%) | |
Rich | 122(40.1%) | 68(22.2%) | 190(31.1%) | |