Table 1 Socio- and demographic characteristics of participants among Jimma university medical center, emergency ward, August 2022 (N = 401)
Variable | Frequency (n) | Percentage % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 264 | 65.8 |
Female | 137 | 34.2 |
Age | ||
Less than 30 | 108 | 26.9 |
30–39 | 82 | 20.4 |
40–49 | 84 | 20.9 |
50–59 | 61 | 15.2 |
60–69 | 37 | 9.2 |
70–79 | 29 | 7.2 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 280 | 69.8 |
Amhara | 23 | 5.7 |
Tigre | 2 | 0.5 |
Afar | 3 | 0.7 |
Other | 93 | 23.2 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 241 | 60.1 |
Single | 89 | 22.2 |
Divorced | 44 | 11.0 |
Widowed | 27 | 6.7 |
Economic Status | ||
< 2000 | 150 | 37.2 |
2001–2999 | 15 | 3.7 |
3000–4999 | 107 | 26.6 |
> 5000 | 31 | 7.7 |
Occupation | ||
Government Employed | 65 | 16.2 |
Self-Employed | 227 | 56.6 |
NGO | 3 | 0.7 |
No Job | 24 | 6.0 |
Private employed | 82 | 20.4 |
Educational Status | ||
Illiterate | 135 | 33.7 |
Primary School | 114 | 28.4 |
Secondary School | 86 | 21.4 |
Diploma and above | 66 | 16.5 |
Emergency Ward | ||
Medical | 132 | 32.9 |
Surgical | 164 | 40.9 |
Resuscitation | 105 | 26.2 |