Table 2. Socio-demographic profile of the sample population at KNH, 2021.
| Variable | Categories | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 0–14 years | 20 (11.4%) |
| 15–24 years | 17 (9.7%) | |
| 25–64 years | 123 (70.3%) | |
| Above 65 years | 15 (8.6%) | |
| Sex | Female | 69 (39.4%) |
| Male | 106 (60.6%) | |
| Education | None & Preschool | 14 (8.0%) |
| Primary | 58 (33.1%) | |
| Secondary | 40 (22.9%) | |
| Tertiary | 57 (32.6%) | |
| aMissing | 6 | |
| Marital status | Married | 98 (56.0%) |
| Minor | 22 (12.6%) | |
| Ever married | 18 (10.3%) | |
| Single | 37 (21.1%) | |
| Occupation | Business | 27 (15.4%) |
| Casual | 45 (25.7%) | |
| Employed | 41 (23.4%) | |
| Other | 16 (9.1%) | |
| Unemployed | 41 (23.4%) | |
| aMissing | 5 | |
| Country | Kenya | 175 (100%) |
| County | Others | 42 (24.0%) |
| Kajiado | 11 (6.3%) | |
| Kiambu | 19 (10.9%) | |
| Nairobi | 92 (52.6%) | |
| Others ‐ Eastern | 10 (5.7%) | |
| aMissing | 1 | |
| Type of admission | Elective | 123 (70.3%) |
| Emergency | 52 (29.7%) | |
| Point of admission | A&E | 52 (29.7%) |
| Clinic | 39 (22.3%) | |
| COC | 84 (48.0%) | |
| Type of referring health facility | Self-referrals | 95 (54.3%) |
| Government health facilities | 19 (10.9%) | |
| Private health facilities | 20 (11.4%) | |
| Nature of admission | Self-referrals | 136 (77.7%) |
| Facility referral | 39 (22.3%) | |
| Smoking | Yes | 23 (13.1%) |
| No | 138 (78.9%) | |
| aMissing | 14 | |
| Alcohol | Yes | 43 (24.6%) |
| No | 116 (66.3%) | |
| aMissing | 16 | |
| Comorbidities | No | 107 (61.1%) |
| Yes | 68 (38.9%) |
aMissing data were excluded from the computation of frequency distribution. Ever married includes widow, separated and divorced.