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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of hospitalized adult patients in JMC from 30 October 2020 to 29 January 2021 (n = 360)

From: Antibiotics use evaluation among hospitalized adult patients at Jimma Medical Center, southwestern Ethiopia: the way to pave for antimicrobial stewardship

Socio-demographic characteristics of patients

Wards of Jimma Medical Center (JMC)

Total, N (%)

Medical, N (%)

Surgical, N (%)

GYN/OBS, N (%)

WHO standard age group (years)

 Young group (18–47)

96 (26.7)

72 (20.0)

94 (26.1)

262 (72.8)

 Middle age (48–63)

38 (10.6)

17 (4.7)

7 (1.9)

62 (17.2)

 Elderly (64 and above)

18 (5.0)

17 (4.7)

1 (0.3)

36 (10.0)

Average age (mean ± SD) (R)

41.0 ± 18.2 (18–99)

41.1 ± 17.0 (18–80)

29.0 ± 9.8 (18–65)

37.7 ± 16.8 (18–99)

Sex of patient

 Male

84 (23.3)

77 (21.4)

NA

161 (44.7)

 Female

68 (18.9)

29 (8.1)

102 (28.3)

199 (55.3)

Residence areas

 Urban

51 (14.2)

37 (10.3)

51 (14.2)

139 (38.6)

 Rural

101 (28.1)

69 (19.2)

51 (14.2)

221 (61.4)

Smoking status

 Non-smokers

125 (34.7)

96 (26.7)

95 (26.4)

316 (87.8)

 Smokers

27 (7.5)

10 (2.8)

7 (1.9)

44 (12.2)

Education status

 No formal education

77 (21.4)

34 (9.4)

35 (9.7)

146 (40.6)

 Primary education

51 (14.2)

60 (16.7)

53 (14.7)

164 (45.5)

 Secondary and above

15 (6.7)

12 (3.3)

614(3.9%)

50 (13.9)

Marital status

 Single

29 (8.1)

27 (7.5)

8 (2.2)

64 (17.8)

 Married

97 (26.9)

69 (19.2)

86 (23.9)

252 (70.0)

 Divorced

10 (2.8)

6 (1.7)

3 (0.8)

19 (5.3)

 Widowed

16 (4.4)

4 (1.1)

5 (1.4)

25 (6.9)

Occupation

 Employee

15 (4.2)

11 (3.1)

12 (3.3)

38 (10.6)

 Merchant

21 (5.8)

20 (5.6)

10 (2.8)

51 (14.2)

 Housewife

39 (10.8)

16 (4.4)

50 (13.9)

105 (29.2)

 Farmer

42 (11.7)

36 (10.0)

10 (2.8)

88 (24.4)

 Student

25 (6.9)

17 (4.7)

13 (3.6)

55 (15.3)

 Daily labor

10 (2.8)

6 (1.7)

7 (1.9)

23 (6.4)