Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of hospitalized adult patients in JMC from 30 October 2020 to 29 January 2021 (n = 360)
| Socio-demographic characteristics of patients | Wards of Jimma Medical Center (JMC) | Total, N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical, N (%) | Surgical, N (%) | GYN/OBS, N (%) | ||
| WHO standard age group (years) | ||||
| Young group (18–47) | 96 (26.7) | 72 (20.0) | 94 (26.1) | 262 (72.8) |
| Middle age (48–63) | 38 (10.6) | 17 (4.7) | 7 (1.9) | 62 (17.2) |
| Elderly (64 and above) | 18 (5.0) | 17 (4.7) | 1 (0.3) | 36 (10.0) |
| Average age (mean ± SD) (R) | 41.0 ± 18.2 (18–99) | 41.1 ± 17.0 (18–80) | 29.0 ± 9.8 (18–65) | 37.7 ± 16.8 (18–99) |
| Sex of patient | ||||
| Male | 84 (23.3) | 77 (21.4) | NA | 161 (44.7) |
| Female | 68 (18.9) | 29 (8.1) | 102 (28.3) | 199 (55.3) |
| Residence areas | ||||
| Urban | 51 (14.2) | 37 (10.3) | 51 (14.2) | 139 (38.6) |
| Rural | 101 (28.1) | 69 (19.2) | 51 (14.2) | 221 (61.4) |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Non-smokers | 125 (34.7) | 96 (26.7) | 95 (26.4) | 316 (87.8) |
| Smokers | 27 (7.5) | 10 (2.8) | 7 (1.9) | 44 (12.2) |
| Education status | ||||
| No formal education | 77 (21.4) | 34 (9.4) | 35 (9.7) | 146 (40.6) |
| Primary education | 51 (14.2) | 60 (16.7) | 53 (14.7) | 164 (45.5) |
| Secondary and above | 15 (6.7) | 12 (3.3) | 614(3.9%) | 50 (13.9) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 29 (8.1) | 27 (7.5) | 8 (2.2) | 64 (17.8) |
| Married | 97 (26.9) | 69 (19.2) | 86 (23.9) | 252 (70.0) |
| Divorced | 10 (2.8) | 6 (1.7) | 3 (0.8) | 19 (5.3) |
| Widowed | 16 (4.4) | 4 (1.1) | 5 (1.4) | 25 (6.9) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Employee | 15 (4.2) | 11 (3.1) | 12 (3.3) | 38 (10.6) |
| Merchant | 21 (5.8) | 20 (5.6) | 10 (2.8) | 51 (14.2) |
| Housewife | 39 (10.8) | 16 (4.4) | 50 (13.9) | 105 (29.2) |
| Farmer | 42 (11.7) | 36 (10.0) | 10 (2.8) | 88 (24.4) |
| Student | 25 (6.9) | 17 (4.7) | 13 (3.6) | 55 (15.3) |
| Daily labor | 10 (2.8) | 6 (1.7) | 7 (1.9) | 23 (6.4) |