Table 3.

Hospitalization characteristics of study participants in Black Lion Specialized Hospital (BLSH), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 2015 (N  = 398).

Variables	Categories	Frequency	%
Number of days of hospital stay	<7 days	140	35.2
	7–14 days	99	24.9
	14–21 days	79	19.8
	21–28 days	25	6.3
	28–35 days	26	6.5
	35–42 days	11	2.8
	42–49 days	5	1.3
	49–56 days	1	0.3
	>56 days	12	3.0
Admission type	New	249	62.6
	Repeat	149	37.4
Payment status	Free	176	44.2
	Paying	222	55.8
Ward	Medical ward	75	18.8
	Surgical ward	56	14.1
	Gynecology and obstetrics	88	22.1
	Orthopedics	27	6.8
	Pediatrics	85	21.4
	Oncology	67	16.8