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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Respondent at OPD in public Hospitals of Jimma Zone Southwest, Ethiopia, 2020

From: Waiting time and its associated factors in patients presenting to outpatient departments at Public Hospitals of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Variable

Frequency

Percentage

Sex

 Male

222

54.4

 Female

186

45.6

Age (in a year)

  <—19

12

2.9

 20—30

186

45.6

 31—40

81

19.9

 41—50

91

22.3

 51—60

25

6.1

 61 + 

13

3.2

Marital status

 Single

106

26

 Married

274

67.2

 Divorced

15

3.7

 Widowed

13

3.2

Educational status

 Illiterate

98

24.0

 Read & write

62

15.2

 Primary

62

15.2

 Secondary

31

7.6

 Preparatory

93

22.8

 Tertiary

62

15.2

Employment status

 Student

62

15.2

 Merchant

58

14.2

 Farmer

124

30.4

 Civil servant

49

12.0

 NGO

9

2.2

Residence

 Hospitals Area

307

75.2

 Out of Hospitals Area

101

24.8