Table 2

Health condition of the study participants in two cities of northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n=816)

Variables	Frequency	Per cent
Self-rated health status
Good	471	57.7
Average	242	29.7
Bad	103	12.6
Known chronic disease
Yes	320	39.2
No	496	60.8
Hypertension
Yes	172	21.1
No	644	78.9
Kidney disease
Yes	20	2.5
No	796	97.5
Diabetic mellitus
Yes	114	14
No	702	86
Dementia/Alzheimer’s disease
Yes	12	1.5
No	804	98.5
Heart disease
Yes	22	2.7
No	794	97.3
Asthma
Yes	53	6.5
No	763	93.5
Physical disability
Yes	604	7.4
No	756	92.6
Wear eyeglass
Yes	140	17.2
No	676	82.8
Use hearing aid
Yes	10	1.2
No	806	98.8
Health check-up
Yes	383	46.9
No	433	53.1
Get health education
Yes	715	87.6
No	101	12.4
Daily living activities
Severe functional impairment	33	4.1
Moderate functional impairment	45	5.5
Full function	738	90.4
Participation in activities/physical activities
Very low	165	20.2
Low	328	40.2
Moderate	249	30.5
High	55	6.8
Very high	19	2.3
Mental health
Likely to be well	480	58.8
Likely to have a mild mental disorder	156	19.1
Likely to have a moderate mental disorder	84	10.3
Likely to have a severe mental disorder	96	11.8
Sense of coherence
Low	159	19.5
Medium	478	58.6
High	179	21.9
Social support
Low perceived social support	339	41.5
High perceived social support	477	58.5