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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of trauma patients admitted at Aabet Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from December 2020 to March 2021 (n = 232)

From: Assessment of adequacy and appropriateness of pain management practice among trauma patients at the Ethiopian Aabet Hospital: A prospective observational study

Variables

 

Frequency (N)

Percent (%)

Sex

Female

70

30.2

 

Male

162

69.8

Age

18–35

76

32.7

 

36–59

129

55.6

 

≥ 60

27

11.6

Education status

Illiterate

34

14.6

 

Primary

105

45.26

 

Secondary

60

25.86

 

Tertiary

33

14.22

Occupation

Civil servant

107

46.1

 

Military

4

1.7

 

Retired

16

6.9

 

Self employed

80

34.4

 

unemployed

25

10.7

Ethnicity

Oromo

74

31.9

 

Amhara

56

24.1

 

Tigrayan

18

7.8

 

Other1

84

36.2

  1. Other: Guraghe, Wolaita, Haddiya, Somale, Afar
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