Current Practice and Barriers to an Early Antimicrobial Conversion from Intravenous to Oral among Hospitalized Patients at Jimma University Specialized Hospital: Prospective Observational Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of patients at Jimma University Specialized Hospital, South West Ethiopia, February–September, 2014 (n=142).

Characteristics	Respondents
	N ()
Demographic data
Subjects	142(100)
Age in years	39.45 ± 16.44
Gender
Male	70(49.3)
Females	72(50.7)
Educational level
Illiterate	78(54.9)
Primary school	36(25.4)
Secondary school	18(12.7)
College and above	10(7.0)
Residence
Urban	66(46.5)
Rural	76(53.5)
Monthly income
<501	36(25.4)
501-1000	84(59.2)
1001-2000	18(12.7)
Above 2000	4(2.8)