Research Article
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in an Ethiopian Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
Table 1
Demographic characteristics and preoperative conditions of study participants at DTCSH from March 1 to May 30, 2019 (N = 162).
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Age | 18–24 | 9 | 5.6 | 25–29 | 60 | 37.0 | 30–34 | 51 | 31.5 | 35–39 | 30 | 18.5 | 40–44 | 6 | 3.7 | 45–49 | 4 | 2.5 | 50–65 | 2 | 1.2 | Sex | Male | 85 | 52.5 | Female | 77 | 47.5 | BMI (kg/m2) | Below 18 | 6 | 3.7 | 18–24.9 | 144 | 88.9 | 25–29.9 | 12 | 7.4 | ASA | ASA 1 | 150 | 92.6 | ASA 2 | 12 | 7.4 | History of nausea and vomiting | Yes | 30 | 18.5 | No | 132 | 81.5 | History of motion sickness | Yes | 90 | 55.6 | No | 72 | 44.4 | History of smoking | Yes | 18 | 11.1 | No | 144 | 88.9 |
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