Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of adult patients who were admitted at DRH, Northeast Ethiopia, 2016 G.C (N = 355)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
 18–32 | 146 | 41.2 |
 33–54 | 156 | 43.9 |
 > 54 | 53 | 14.9 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 170 | 47.9 |
 Female | 185 | 52.1 |
Place of residence | ||
 Urban | 167 | 47 |
 Rural | 188 | 53 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 73 | 20.6 |
 Married | 231 | 65.1 |
 Divorced | 32 | 9 |
 Widowed | 19 | 5.4 |
Educational status | ||
 Illiterate | 110 | 31 |
 Read and write | 56 | 15.8 |
 1–4 grade | 34 | 9.6 |
 5–8 grade | 56 | 15.8 |
 9–10 grade | 58 | 16.3 |
 > 10 grade | 41 | 11.3 |
Presence of chronic illness | ||
 Yes | 100 | 28.2 |
 No | 255 | 71.8 |
Types of chronic disease | ||
 Diabetes mellitus | 33 | 32.4 |
 Cardio vascular disease | 25 | 24.5 |
 Respiratory disease | 12 | 11.8 |
 Hypertension | 14 | 13.7 |
 Others | 18 | 17.6 |
Presence of pressure ulcer | ||
 Yes | 53 | 17.5 |
 No | 302 | 82.5 |
Stage of pressure ulcer | ||
 Stage 1 | 34 | 64 |
 Stage 2 | 16 | 30 |
 Stage 3 | 3 | 6 |
Anatomical site | ||
 Sacral | 26 | 49.1 |
 Heel | 12 | 22.6 |
 Elbow | 4 | 7.5 |
 Occiput | 2 | 3.8 |
 Shoulder | 2 | 3.8 |
 Sacral and shoulder | 3 | 5.7 |
 More than two sites | 4 | 7.5 |