Table 4.

The relationship of APAIS scores with patient characteristics and their need of Information, in TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. July-Aug 2019. (N - 365)

		Total Anxiety Score
		No anxiety (2–11)	Anxiety (>=11)	Total	P-value
Age -	18–59	128	180	308	0.67
	>=60	22	35	57
Sex	Male	82	118	200	0.96
	Female	68	97	165
Educational status	No education	62	58	120	0.004
	Some education	88	157	245
Residence	Urban	79	147	226	0.002
	Rural	71	68	139
Previous anesthesia experience	Yes	39	84	123	0.009
	No	111	131	242
Previous Anesthesia or Surgery Related Complication	Yes	7	30	37	0.04
	No	32	54	86
Information requirement	No/little	49	48	97	0.03
	Average/high	101	167	268