Preoperative anxiety and associated factors among adult surgical patients in Debre Markos and Felege Hiwot referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3 Awareness of study participants on their current health status and Preoperative information provision

Variables	Responses	Frequency	Percentage
Know the disease (diagnosis)	Yes	229	64.9
Know the disease (diagnosis)	No	124	35.1
Know the type of surgery to be performed	Yes	191	54.1
Know the type of surgery to be performed	No	162	45.9
Presence of pain on admission	Yes	122	34.6
Presence of pain on admission	No	231	65.4
Preoperative information provision	Yes	174	49
Preoperative information provision	No	179	51
Satisfaction with information provided	Yes	129	36.5
Satisfaction with information provided	No	45	12.7

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