Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients at Arba Minch General Hospital, 2019

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Male	181	43
	Female	240	57
Age	0–15	83	19.7
	16–25	90	21.4
	26–40	179	42.5
	41–60	59	14
	>60	10	2.4
Residence	Urban	210	49.9
	Rural	211	50.1
Educational level	Illiterate	162	38.5
	Preschool	44	10.5
	Primary school	112	26.6
	Secondary school	34	8.1
	College and above	69	16.4
Occupational status	Farmer	97	23
	Student	88	20.9
	Merchant	20	4.8
	Employee	73	17.3
	House wife	85	20.2
	Others	15	3.6
	No job	43	10.2
Family income	<1000 ETB	251	59.6
	1000–2000 ETB	111	26.4
	>2000 ETB	59	14
Habit of eating raw food	Yes	389	92.4
	No	32	7.6
Chronic disease	Yes	162	38.5
	No	259	61.5
Ward patient admitted	Medical inpatient	207	49.2
	Surgery	103	24.5
	Gynecology	40	9.5
	Pediatrics	71	16.9

Abbreviation: ETB, Ethiopian birr.