Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients at the emergency departments in Gondar University Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, May 2012
Characteristic | Number of patients | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age of patient | ||
<5 | 89 | 9.2 |
5-14 | 110 | 11.4 |
15-24 | 249 | 25.9 |
25-34 | 211 | 21.9 |
35-44 | 108 | 11.2 |
45-54 | 102 | 10.6 |
55-64 | 50 | 5.2 |
65+ | 44 | 4.6 |
Sex of patient | ||
Male | 467 | 48.5 |
Female | 496 | 51.5 |
Residence of patient | ||
Rural | 585 | 60.7 |
Urban | 378 | 39.3 |
Occupation of patient (n = 837) | ||
Merchant | 34 | 3.5 |
Farmer | 182 | 18.9 |
Student | 205 | 21.3 |
Housewife | 271 | 28.1 |
Government employee | 58 | 6.0 |
Daily laborer | 36 | 3.7 |
Other | 51 | 5.3 |
Days of visit | ||
Monday | 115 | 11.9 |
Tuesday | 195 | 20.2 |
Wednesday | 190 | 19.7 |
Thursday | 158 | 16.4 |
Friday | 113 | 11.7 |
Saturday | 96 | 10.0 |
Sunday | 96 | 10.0 |
OPD site visited | ||
Medicine | 416 | 43.2 |
Obstetrics/gynecology | 125 | 13.0 |
Pediatrics | 166 | 17.2 |
Surgery | 232 | 24.1 |
Oral health, psychiatry, eye | 24 | 2.5 |
Time of arrival at OPD/emergency unit | ||
Morning | 784 | 81.4 |
Afternoon/evening | 179 | 18.6 |