Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents at the pediatric emergency departments in Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, South Ethiopia, Jun 2021. (n = 408)
Socio-demographic characteristics | Length of stay | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Prolonged n (%) | Not prolonged n (%) | ||
Age | |||
 ≤1 | 135(80.4%) | 33(19.6%) | 0.333 |
 1.1-5.0 | 97(80.2%) | 24(19.8%) | 0.362 |
 5.1–12.0 | 72(80.0%) | 18(20.0%) | 0.392 |
 ≥12.1 | 21(72.4%) | 8(27.6%) | Reference |
Sex | |||
 Male | 143(78.6%) | 39(21.4%) | 0.625 |
 Female | 182(80.5%) | 44(19.5%) | Refe. |
Residence | |||
 Rural | 149(85.6%) | 25(14.4%) | 0.011 |
 Urban | 176(75.2%) | 58(24.8%) | Refe. |
Distance to hospital in km | |||
 ≤ 7 km | 102(71.3%) | 41(28.7%) | Refe. |
 8–25 km | 41(77.4%) | 12(22.6%) | 0.004 |
 > 26 km | 182(85.5%) | 30(14.2%) | 0.001 |
Religion | |||
 Orthodox | 148(81.5%) | 33(18.5%) | Refe. |
 Muslim | 19(57.6%) | 14(42.4%) | 0.003 |
 Protestant | 103(76.9%) | 31(23.1%) | 0.321 |
 aOther1 | 58(92.1%) | 5(7.9%) | 0.054 |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 70(71.4%) | 28(28.6%) | 0.214 |
 Married | 227(82.2%) | 49(17.8%) | 0.988 |
 bothers1 | 28(82.4%) | 6(17.6%) | Refe. |
Educational status | |||
 No formal education | 146(79.8%) | 37(20.2%) | 0.955 |
 Attending formal education | 179(79.6%) | 46(20.4%) | Refe. |
Formal education level | |||
 Primary | 77(82.8%) | 16(17.2%) | 0.792 |
 Secondary | 37(71.2%) | 15(28.8%) | 0.179 |
 Above | 65(81.2%) | 15(18.8%) | Refe. |
Occupation | |||
 Governmental | 72(77.4%) | 21(22.6%) | Refe. |
 Private | 90(82.6%) | 19(17.4%) | 0.361 |
 Farmer | 132(79.5%) | 34(20.5%) | 0.692 |
 Others2 | 31(77.5%) | 9(22.5%) | 0.992 |
Language spoken | |||
 One | 89(85.6%) | 15(14.4%) | 0.698 |
 Two | 207(77.0%) | 62(23.0%) | 0.432 |
 Three or more | 29(82.9%) | 6(17.1%) | refe |
Monthly income in ETB | |||
 ≤ 500 | 24(77.4%) | 7(22.6%) | 0.532 |
 500–1000 | 27(67.5%) | 13(32.5%) | 0.034 |
 1001–2000 | 37(77.1%) | 11(22.9%) | 0.419 |
 > 2000 | 237(82.0%) | 52(18.0%) | refe. |