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Table 1 Background characteristics of the patients admitted to Jimma University Medical Centre, Ethiopia

From: Healthcare associated infection and its risk factors among patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia: longitudinal study

Characteristic

Frequency

Proportion in % (95% CI)

Sex

 Male

443

44.66 (41.41.56–47.76)

 Female

549

55.34 (52.24–58.44)

Age in Years

  < 18

147

14.82 (12.60–17.03)

 18–30

341

34.38 (31.41–37.33)

 31–45

269

27.12 (24.35–29.88)

  > 45

235

23.69 (21.04–26.34)

Residency

 Urban

361

36.39 (33.39–39.39

 Rural

631

63.861 (60.61–66.61)

Occupationa

 Farmer

371

37.40 (34.38–40.41)

 Employed

148

14.92 (12.70–17.14)

 Student

108

10.89 (8.95–12.82)

 Merchant

102

10.28 (8.39–12.18)

 Daily labourer

84

8.47 (6.73–10.20)

 Others

179

18.08 (15.65–20.44)

Marital Statusb

 Married

700

70.56 (67.72–73.41)

 Single

180

24.09 (21.43–26.76)

 Divorced

27

2.72 (1.71–3.74)

 Widowed

26

2.62 (1.63–3.62)

Education

 Illiterate

448

45.16 (42.06–48.26)

 Read & write

127

12.80(10.72–14.89)

 Elementary school

151

15.22 (12.98–17.46)

 High school

93

9.38 (7.56–11.19)

 Diploma

81

8.17 (6.46–9.87)

 First degree

70

7.06 (5.46–8.65)

 Above first degree

22

2.22 (1.30–3.14)

Ward of admission

 Obstetrics and Gynaecology

282

28.43 (25.62–31.24)

 Surgical

253

25.50 (22.79–28.22

 Medical

223

22.48 (19.88–25.08)

 Ophthalmology

153

15.42 (13.17–17.67)

 Paediatrics

59

5.95 (4.47–7.42)

 ICU

22

2.22 (1.23–3.14)

  1. aParental occupation and education in case of paediatrics, ICU intensive care unit
  2. b59 paediatrics participants were excluded