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Table 1 Distribution of participants’ baseline characteristics

From: Inpatients’ awareness of admission reasons and management plans of their clinical conditions at a tertiary hospital in South Africa

Variable

n

%

Gender

  

Males

89

33.7

Females

175

66.3

Total

264

100.0

Age group (years)

  

≤20

26

9.8

21-30

79

29.9

31-40

65

24.6

41-50

30

11.4

51-60

16

6.1

>60

47

17.8

No response

1

0.4

Total

264

100.0

Marital status

  

Single

156

59.1

Married

72

27.3

Separated/divorced

7

2.7

Widowed

26

9.8

No response

3

1.1

Total

264

100.0

Formal education

  

None

9

3.4

Primary

40

15.2

Secondary

158

59.8

Tertiary

43

16.3

No response

14

5.3

Total

264

100.0

Employment status

  

Employed

76

28.8

Unemployed

133

50.4

Pensioner

39

14.8

No response

16

6.0

Total

264

100.0