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Table 1 Demography and socioeconomic status of outpatients

From: Impact of socioeconomic status on patient experience on quality of care for ambulatory healthcare services in tertiary hospitals in Southeast Nigeria

Variable

Categories

Hospital

FETHA

ESUTH

UNTH

Total

Sex

Male

87(55.1)

67(49.3)

53(46.5)

207(50.7)

Female

71(44.9)

69(50.7)

61(53.5)

201(49.3)

Marital Status

Married

110(69.6)

98(72.1)

71(62.3)

279(68.4)

Not Married

41(25.9)

32(23.5)

40(35.1)

113(27.7)

Others

7(4.4)

6(4.4)

3(2.6)

16(3.9)

Age (Years)

<=18

6(3.8)

2(1.5)

4(3.5)

12(2.9)

19–64

112(70.9)

96(70.6)

90(78.9)

298(73)

65+

40(25.3)

38(27.9)

20(17.5)

98(24)

SES

 Level of Education

No Formal Education

23(14.6)

15(11)

16(14)

54(13.2)

Primary Education

36(22.8)

26(19.1)

23(20.2)

85(20.8)

Secondary Education

50(31.6)

29(21.3)

24(21.1)

103(25.2)

University Education

49(31)

66(48.5)

51(44.7)

166(40.7)

 Employment Status

Employed

68(43)

56(41.2)

46(40.4)

170(41.7)

Not Employed

37(23.4)

34(25)

44(38.6)

115(28.2)

Student

22(13.9)

13(9.6)

14(12.3)

49(12)

Retired

31(19.6)

33(24.3)

10(8.8)

74(18.1)

Total

158(100)

136(100)

114(100)

408(100)

  1. The figures in the bracket, (), are % along the column