Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of adult patient undergoing elective surgery at general hospital in Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 402)
Variables | Categories | Frequency(N) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex of respondents | Male | 228 | 56.7 |
Female | 174 | 43.3 | |
Age of respondents | 18–30 | 50 | 12.4 |
31–45 | 146 | 36.3 | |
46–59 | 169 | 42.1 | |
> 60 | 37 | 9.2 | |
Marital status of respondent | Married | 292 | 72.6 |
Single | 84 | 20.9 | |
Divorced | 21 | 5.2 | |
Widowed | 5 | 1.2 | |
Religion of respondents | Muslim | 127 | 31.6 |
Orthodox | 91 | 22.6 | |
Protestant | 167 | 41.5 | |
Others | 17 | 4.2 | |
Resident | Urban | 213 | 53 |
Rural | 189 | 47 | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 96 | 23.9 |
Primary education | 105 | 26.1 | |
Secondary education | 135 | 33.6 | |
College and above | 66 | 16.4 | |
Purposed surgery | Major | 341 | 84.8 |
Minor | 61 | 15.2 | |
Previous surgery | Yes | 14 | 3.5 |
No | 388 | 96.5 |