Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of the study participants (N = 532)
Variables | Category | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 251 | 47% | |||
Male | 281 | 53% | ||||
Age | Minimum | Maximum | Range | Mean | St. deviation | |
10 | 88 | 78 | 39.1 | 17.7 | ||
Height | < 1.6 | 127 | 24% | |||
> 1.6 | 405 | 76% | ||||
BMI | < 18.5 | 10 | 2% | |||
18.5–24.9 | 373 | 70% | ||||
25-29.9 | 130 | 24% | ||||
> 30 | 19 | 4% | ||||
Weight of the patient in kilogram | < 50 | 40 | 8% | |||
51–90 | 489 384 | 92% | ||||
> 90 | 3 | 1% | ||||
Hospitals where operation done | UoGCSH | 203 | 38% | |||
FHCSH | 193 | 36% | ||||
TGCSH | 136 | 26% | ||||