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Table 3 Satisfaction related socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients

From: Patient satisfaction with peri-operative anesthesia care and associated factors at two National Referral Hospitals: a cross sectional study in Eritrea

Variable

Mean (SD)

p-value

p-trend

Gender

 Male

70.90 (11.04)

0.001

 Female

67.77 (9.29)

  

Age (r = 0.120, p = 0.009)

 18–35

67.70 (9.86)

0.023

0.011

 36–60

70.26 (10.97)

  

 61–85

70.74 (9.84)

  

Residence

 Urban

70.36 (11.04)

0.033

 Rural

68.28 (9.31)

  

Occupation

 Employed

71.29 (10.63)

< 0.001

 Unemployed

67.37 (10.09)

  

Hospital Setting

 Halibet

73.70 (12.37)

0.0001

 Orotta

67.04 (8.13)

  

Type of Anaesthesia

 General

54.75 (8.08)

0.011

 Regional

56.70 (8.52)

  

Type of Surgery

 General

69.01 (9.72)

< 0.001

GS < OS (0.011)

 Orthopedic

73.81 (13.05)

 

GOS < OS (0.011)

 Gyn/Obs

66.14 (7.52)

 

GS  GOS (0.346)

Admission type

 Emergency

66.57 (10.10)

0.001

 Elective

70.37 (10.34)

  
  1. GS < OS=Satisfaction among General surgery patients is significantly less than Orthopedic surgery patients.
  2. GOS < OS=Satisfaction among Gyn/Obs Surgery patients is significantly less than Orthopedic surgery patients.
  3. GS≠OS=No significant difference in satisfaction between General surgery Patients and Gyn/Obs surgery patients.