Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients admitted to the emergency ward at UoGCSH
Characteristics | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 192 (45.5) |
Female | 230 (54.5) | |
Age | 18–34 | 168 (39.8) |
35–64 | 196 (46.4) | |
 ≥ 65 | 58 (13.7) | |
Marital status | Single | 128 (30.3) |
Married | 222 (52.6) | |
Widowed | 51 (12.1) | |
Divorced | 21 (5) | |
Area of residence | Rural | 306 (72.5) |
Urban | 116 (27.5) | |
Living situation | With families | 351 (83.2) |
Alone | 67 (15.9) | |
Institution | 4 (0.9) | |
Social drug use | Patients with smoking habit | 13 (3.1) |
Patients with a drinking habit | 191 (45.3) |