Table 1

Demographic and baseline characteristics of the study participants and their source of knowledge about patient rights, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021

Variables	Category	Frequency	%
Sex	Male	217	55.4
Sex	Female	175	44.6
	<30	148	37.8
Age	31–45	115	29.3
	46–60	75	19.1
	≥61	54	13.8
Marital status	Single	118	30.1
	Married	243	62
	Divorced	12	3.1
	Widowed	19	4.8
	Cannot read and write	80	20.4
Educational status	Can read and write	63	16.1
	Primary education	96	24.5
	Secondary education	86	21.9
	University/colleague	67	17.1
Residency	Urban	261	66.6
Residency	Rural	131	33.4
Occupation	Professional	55	14
	Trade	78	19.9
	Student	73	18.6
	Farmer	102	26
	Unemployed	44	11.2
	Elementary occupations	40	10.2
No of Hospital	Once	276	70.4
Admission	Twice	84	21.4
	Three times and more	32	8.2
Do you know the presence of the patient rights charter	Yes	188	48
Do you know the presence of the patient rights charter	No	204	52
Source of information	Heard from
About the charter	Physician	39	9.9
	Nurse	19	4.8
	Relative	13	3.3
	Mass media	111	28.3
	Read about it
	On hospital wall	4	1
	Internet	2	0.5
	Book/other	0	0