Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of study participants assessed for surgical site infection prophylaxis in Dil Chora Referral Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia 2017 (n = 384)
Variables | Number(%) |
|---|---|
Age | |
 1–10 | 35(9.1) |
 11–30 | 153(39.8) |
 31–65 | 159(41.4) |
 Above 65 | 37(9.6) |
Sex | |
 Male | 208(54.2) |
 Female | 176(45.8) |
Religion | |
 Orthodox | 153(39.8) |
 Muslim | 180(46.9) |
 Protestant | 51(13.3) |
Residence | |
 Urban | 228(59.4) |
 Rural | 156(40.6) |
Educational status | |
 Illiterate | 115(29.9) |
 Primary | 55(14.3) |
 Secondary | 66(17.2) |
 College and above | 148(38.5) |