|
Sex
|
Male
|
127 (43.5)
|
55 (46.2)
|
|
Female
|
165 (56.5)
|
64 (53.8)
|
|
Age (years)
|
< 5
|
54 (18.5)
|
19 (16.0)
|
|
5–14
|
38 (13.0)
|
28 (23.5)
|
|
15–25
|
63 (21.6)
|
26 (21.8)
|
|
26–35
|
79 (27.1)
|
26 (21.8)
|
|
36–65
|
23 (7.9)
|
8 (6.7)
|
|
> 65
|
35 (12.0)
|
12 (10.5)
|
|
Religion
|
Muslim
|
246 (84.2)
|
98 (82.4)
|
|
Orthodox
|
33 (11.3)
|
4 (3.4)
|
|
Protestant
|
13 (4.5)
|
17 (14.3)
|
|
Residency
|
Urban
|
108 (37.0)
|
42 (35.3)
|
|
Rural
|
184 (63.0)
|
77 (64.7)
|
|
Marital status
|
Single or under age
|
110 (37.7)
|
53 (44.5)
|
|
Married
|
163 (55.8)
|
64 (53.8)
|
|
Divorced
|
10 (3.4)
|
2 (1.7)
|
|
Widowed
|
9 (3.10)
|
0 (0.0)
|
|
Educational level
|
Illiterate or basic
|
182 (62.3)
|
75 (63.0)
|
|
Primary
|
83 (28.4)
|
34 (28.6)
|
|
Secondary or higher
|
27 (9.2)
|
10 (8.4)
|
|
Ethnicity
|
Oromo
|
231 (79.1)
|
96 (80.7)
|
|
Amhara
|
24 (8.2)
|
14 (11.8)
|
|
Adare
|
23 (7.9)
|
3 (2.5)
|
|
Othersa
|
14 (4.8)
|
6 (5.1)
|
|
Ward of admission
|
Medical
|
81 (27.7)
|
54 (45.4)
|
|
Pediatric
|
92 (31.5)
|
44 (37.0)
|
|
Obstetrics and gynecology
|
45 (15.5)
|
9 (7.6)
|
|
Surgical
|
74 (25.3)
|
12 (10.1)
|
|
Reason for admission
|
Respiratory and infectious diseases
|
83 (28.4)
|
32 (26.9)
|
|
Cardiovascular diseases
|
15 (5.1)
|
34 (28.6)
|
|
Malnutrition diseases
|
40 (13.7)
|
12 (10.1)
|
|
Obstetrics and Gynecologic diseases
|
70 (24.0)
|
12 (10.1)
|
|
Surgical and accidental diseases
|
31 (10.6)
|
5 (4.2)
|
|
Othersb
|
53 (18.2)
|
24 (20.2)
|
|
Medications
|
Antimicrobials and drugs for wound care
|
420 (75.0)
|
140 (25.0)
|
|
Cardiovascular drugs
|
18 (15.0)
|
106 (85.0)
|
|
Drugs for malnutrition therapy
|
91 (95.8)
|
4 (4.2)
|
|
Hematologic drugs
|
68 (90.7)
|
7 (9.3)
|
|
Drugs for liver disease therapies
|
33 (73.3)
|
12 (26.7)
|
|
Obstetric and gynecologic therapies
|
32 (91.4)
|
3 (8.6)
|
|
Othersc
|
71 (73.2)
|
26 (26.8)
|
|
Duration of hospitalization (days)
|
< 5
|
150 (51.4)
|
18 (15.3)
|
|
5–10
|
113 (38.7)
|
66 (55.9)
|
|
11–15
|
25 (8.6)
|
26 (22.0)
|
|
> 15
|
4 (1.4)
|
8 (6.8)
|
