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Table 2 Substance use, clinical and medication-related characteristics among patients admitted in emergency ward, Jimma medical center, August 2022 (N = 422)

From: Magnitude and associated factors of delirium among patients attending emergency department at Jimma medical center, Jimma, southwest Ethiopia, 2022

Variable

Frequency(n)

Percent (%)

Alcohol use

 Lifetime

  Yes

59

14.7

  No

342

85.3

 Current use

  Before 1 month

32

8.0

  During the past 1 month

27

6.7

Cigarette smoking

 Lifetime

  Yes

13

3.2

  No

388

96.8

 Current use

  Before 1 month

6

1.5

  During the past 1 month

8

2.0

Khat use

 Lifetime

  Yes

65

16.2

  No

336

83.8

 Current use

  Before 1 month

31

7.7

  During the past 1 month

35

8.7

Previous or current use of antipsychotics

 Yes

16

4

 No

385

96

Previous or current use of benzodiazepines

 Yes

21

5.2

 No

380

94.8

History of polytherapy

 Yes

162

40.4

 No

239

51.6

Bladder catheterization

 Yes

157

39.2

 No

244

60.8

Intravenous fluid

 Yes

330

82.3

 No

71

17.7

Frequent Admission

 Yes

58

14.5

 No

343

85.5

Previous Hearing impairment

 Yes

33

8.2

 No

368

91.8

Previous Vision impairment

 Yes

54

13.5

 No

347

86.5