Drug-Related Hospital Admissions and Associated Factors among Adults Admitted to Felege Hiwot Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, North West Ethiopia

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of patients admitted to Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital medical wards, from July 1 to September 15, 2020.

Characteristics		Frequency (%)
Sex	Male	206 (48.7)
	Female	217 (51.3)
Age	18–35	150 (35.5)
	36–64	171 (40.4.1)
	> = 65	102 (24.1)
Marital status	Single	63 (14.9)
	Married	287 (67.8)
	Divorced	31 (7.3)
	Widowed	42 (9.9)
Educational status	Illiterate	264 (62.4)
	Elementary school (1–8)	88 (20.8)
	High school (9–12)	41(9.7)
	Diploma and above	30 (7.1)
Area of residence	Rural	293 (69.3)
	Urban	130 (30.7)
Occupation	Retired	16 (3.8)
	Farmer	104 (24.6)
	Unemployed/housewife	220 (52.0)
	Employed/paid work	42 (9.9)
	Self-employed	37 (8.7)
	Other	4 (0.9)

Other includes prisoners, who run family’s businesses.