Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of adult patients visiting surgical OPD at the UOG Comprehensive Hospital, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 403).
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 196 | 48.7 |
| Female | 207 | 51.3 |
| Age | ||
| 19–33 | 161 | 40.0 |
| 34–48 | 120 | 30.0 |
| 49–63 | 81 | 20.1 |
| 64–78 | 35 | 8.5 |
| 79–84 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 220 | 54.6 |
| Rural | 183 | 45.4 |
| Occupation | ||
| Farmer | 135 | 33.5 |
| Merchant | 31 | 7.7 |
| Civil servant | 58 | 14.4 |
| Housewife | 98 | 24.3 |
| Student | 38 | 9.4 |
| Daily laborer | 18 | 4.6 |
| Others* | 25 | 6.2 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 388 | 96.2 |
| Muslim | 11 | 2.8 |
| Protestant | 4 | 1.0 |
| Educational status | ||
| No formal education | 210 | 52.1 |
| Primary education | 42 | 10.4 |
| Secondary education | 63 | 15.7 |
| College or above | 88 | 21.8 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 290 | 72 |
| Divorced | 28 | 7 |
| Widowed | 9 | 2.2 |
| Single | 76 | 18.6 |
| Average monthly income in ETB | ||
| <1210 | 200 | 49.6 |
| 1211–8970 | 194 | 48.1 |
| >8971 | 9 | 2.3 |
Others
*: -unemployed, solider, driver, retire and artist.