Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of patients with gastrointestinal complaints at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, January–April 2019.
| Characteristics | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 200 (52.1) |
| Female | 184 (47.9) | |
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| Age category (yearss) | ≤5 | 28 (7.3) |
| 6–15 | 32 (8.3) | |
| 16–30 | 170 (44.3) | |
| 31–45 | 77 (20.1) | |
| 46–60 | 52 (13.5) | |
| >61 | 25 (6.5) | |
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| Residence | Rural | 159 (41.4) |
| Urban | 225 (58.6) | |
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| Occupation | Farmer | 65 (16.9) |
| Civil servant/employee | 94 (24.5) | |
| Private | 27 (7.0) | |
| Housewife | 48 (12.5) | |
| Student | 100 (26.0) | |
| Others | 50 (13.0) | |
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| Educational level | Illiterate | 89 (23.1) |
| Primary school | 102 (26.6) | |
| Secondary school | 46 (12.0) | |
| Higher education | 119 (31) | |
| N/A | 28 (7.3) | |
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| Marital status | Married | 192 (50.0) |
| Single | 184 (47.9) | |
| Divorced | 8 (2.1) | |
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| Department | Inpatient | 74 (22.9%) |
| Outpatient | 310 (80.7%) | |