Patient Perception of Informed Consent and Its Associated Factors among Surgical Patients Attending Public Hospitals in Dessie City Administration, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of surgical patients in Dessie City Administration public hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 422).

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	159	37.7
	Female	263	62.3
Age	18–30 years	163	38.6
	31–40 years	96	22.7
	41–50 years	43	10.2
	>50 years	120	28.4
Marital status	Married	290	68.7
	Single	64	15.2
	Divorce	43	10.2
	Widowed	25	5.9
Ethnicity	Amhara	387	91.7
	Oromo	30	7.1
	Others	5	1.2
Religion	Orthodox	165	39.1
	Muslim	241	57.1
	Protestant	13	3.1
	Catholic	3	0.7
Educational status	Inability to read and write	136	32.2
	Basic ability to read and write	45	10.7
	Primary education (1–8)	85	20.1
	Secondary education (9–12)	69	16.4
	College and above	87	20.6
Occupation	Farmer	172	40.8
	Housewife	80	19.0
	Student	19	4.5
	Governmental employed	69	16.4
	Unemployed	9	2.1
	Soldier	68	16.1
	Others	5	1.2
Residence	Urban	218	51.7
	Rural	204	48.3

Note. Tigre, Gurage; NGO employee, merchant.