TABLE 1.

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants in HGH (n = 183).

Characteristics	Details	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age	Mean ± SD	44.73 ± 19.10
Sex	Male	97	53.0
	Female	86	47.0
Duration of hospitalization (days)	≤5	85	46.4
	6–10	72	39.3
	≥11	26	14.2
	Mean ± SD	5.88 ± 3.587
Resident	Urban	94	51.4
	Rural	89	48.6
Marital status	Single	31	16.9
	Married	89	48.6
	Divorced	32	17.5
	Widowed	31	16.9
Admission location	From emergency department	102	55.7
	Referred from other institution	44	24.1
	Admission from outpatient department	37	20.2
Social drug use	Yes	27	14.8
	No	156	85.2
Comorbidities	Yes	120	65.6
	No	63	34.4
Previous hospital admission	No	136	74.3
	Once	31	16.9
	Twice or more	16	8.7
Outcome	Discharge with improvement	162	88.5
	Transferred	12	6.6
	Left against medical advice	7	3.8
	Died	2	1.1