Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristic of adult patient undergoing elective surgery at general hospital in Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 402)

Variables	Categories	Frequency(N)	Percentage
Sex of respondents	Male	228	56.7
	Female	174	43.3
Age of respondents	18–30	50	12.4
	31–45	146	36.3
	46–59	169	42.1
	> 60	37	9.2
Marital status of respondent	Married	292	72.6
	Single	84	20.9
	Divorced	21	5.2
	Widowed	5	1.2
Religion of respondents	Muslim	127	31.6
	Orthodox	91	22.6
	Protestant	167	41.5
	Others	17	4.2
Resident	Urban	213	53
	Rural	189	47
Educational status	Unable to read and write	96	23.9
	Primary education	105	26.1
	Secondary education	135	33.6
	College and above	66	16.4
Purposed surgery	Major	341	84.8
	Minor	61	15.2
Previous surgery	Yes	14	3.5
	No	388	96.5