Table 1. The socio-demographic characteristics of patients admitted to JUSH, who were prescribed or needed antimicrobials, from February 13th to April 3rd, 2014.
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentages |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 78 | 51.3 |
Female | 74 | 48.7 | |
Age category | 15–24 | 28 | 18.4 |
25–34 | 34 | 22.4 | |
35–44 | 35 | 23.0 | |
45–54 | 22 | 14.5 | |
55–64 | 20 | 13.2 | |
≥65 | 13 | 8.6 | |
Marital status | Single | 30 | 19.7 |
Married | 97 | 63.8 | |
Widowed | 9 | 5.9 | |
Divorced | 16 | 10.5 | |
Income of the family | <1500 | 72 | 47.4 |
1500–6000 | 74 | 48.7 | |
>6000 | 6 | 3.9 | |
Social drug use | Yes | 101 | 66.4 |
No | 51 | 33.6 |