Table 1.

socio-demographic characteristics of patients undergoing total hip replacement in the Far North of Cameroon

Socio-demographic features	Effective (n=158)	Percentage (%)
Sex
Men	111	70.25
Women	47	29.75
Sex-ratio	2.4
Age
Mean	49.39
Minimum	16
Maximum	103
SD*	16.24
Socio-economic classes
Low	81	51.27
Middle	54	34.18
High	23	14.56
Mode of financing
One-stage financing	32	20.25
Two-stage financing	58	36.71
Three-stage financing	68	43.04

^*SD: standard deviation