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Table 1 socio-demographic characteristics of clients among public and private hospital Bahir Dar Amhara Region, June 2018 (n = 642)

From: The prevalence and root causes of surgical site infections in public versus private hospitals in Ethiopia: a retrospective observational cohort study

Variable

Public hospital

no (%) n = 321

Private hospital

no (%) n = 321

Total

no (%) n = 642

Age in years

 < =24

70(21.8%)

76(23.67%)

146(22.7%)

 25–35

128(39.87%)

86(26.79%)

214(33.4%)

 > =36

123(38.3%)

159(49.5%)

282(43.9%)

Monthly income (ETB)

 < =1600

111(34.6%)

60(18.7%)

171(26.6%)

 1601–2500

88(27.4%)

79(24.6%)

167(26.01%)

 > =2501

122(38.0%)

182(56.7%)

304(47.35%)

Sex

 Male

126(39.3%)

147(45.8%)

273(42.5%)

 Female

195(60.7%)

174(54.2%)

369(57.5%)

Residence

 Urban

146(45.5%)

225(70.1%)

371(57.78%)

 Rural

175(54.5%)

96(29.9%)

271(42.2%)