Use of Phenol as a Local Anaesthetic for Adult Grommet Insertion in Resource-Limited Settings: A Preliminary Report

Table 1

Sociodemographic profile of participants.

Parameters	Frequency (n = 19)	Percent (%)
Age (years)
20-29	10	52.6
30-39	6	31.6
40–49	2	10.5
50–59	1	5.3
Gender
Male	12	63.2
Female	7	36.8
Religion
Islam	17	89.5
Christianity	2	10.5
Ethnicity
Hausa	16	84.2
Igbo	1	5.3
Yoruba	2	10.5
Occupation of caregiver
Unemployed	1	5.3
Housewife	3	15.8
Farming	5	26.3
Trader	4	21.1
Civil servant	4	21.1
Others	2	10.5
Educational status of caregiver
None	3	15.8
Primary	9	47.4
Secondary	2	10.5
Arabic/Islamic	5	26.3