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Table 1 Socio-demographic and related characteristics of study participants in public hospitals (n = 563) of Amhara Region, 2017

From: Predictors of adult patient satisfaction with nursing care in public hospitals of Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia

Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents

N

%

Sex of the respondent

 Male

329

58.4

 Female

234

41.6

Age category

 <= 30 years

227

40.6

 31–40 years

155

27.6

 41–50 years

68

12.1

 51–60 years

39

6.9

 > 60 years

72

12.8

Religion

 Orthodox

503

89.4

 Muslim

47

8.3

 Othera

13

2.3

Marital Status

 Single

161

28.6

 Ever Marriedc

402

71.4

Educational Status

 Illiterate

235

41.7

 Read & write only

82

14.6

 Elementary (1-8th grade)

104

18.5

 Secondary (9 – 12th Grade)

65

11.5

 College and above

77

13.7

Occupation

 House wife

118

21.0

 Merchant

83

14.7

 Governmental employee

66

11.7

 Farmer

107

19.0

 Student

89

15.8

 Othersb

100

17.7

Residence

 Rural

335

59.9

 Urban

226

40.1

Name of hospital

 FelegeHiwote Comprehensive Hospital

282

50.1

 Debre Tabor Hospital

169

30.0

 FinoteSelam Hospital

112

19.9

Patient admitting unit/ward

 Medical ward

258

45.8

 Surgical ward

240

42.6

 Orthopedics

65

11.5

Number of patients in a single room

 <  4 patients

84

14.9

 4–8 patients

403

71.6

 >  8 patients

76

13.5

Hospital stay (in days)

 <  5 days

290

51.5

 5 to 10 days

153

27.2

 > 10 days

120

21.3

History of hospital admission in the last 1 year

 Yes

120

21.3

 No

443

78.7

Payment status of the service

 With payment

393

69.8

 Free service

170

30.2

Total

563

100

  1. aCatholic & protestant
  2. bDaily laborer, retired, Non-Governmental Organization employee, Driver
  3. cEver married = Married, Widowed, divorced