Preoperative Fasting among Adult Patients for Elective Surgery in a Kenyan Referral Hospital

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of respondents.

Characteristics	Frequency () (%)
Gender
Male	29 (44.6)
Female	36 (55.4)
Marital status
Married	51 (78.5)
Single	3 (4.6)
Divorced	9 (13.8)
Separated	2 (3.1)
Educational level
Primary	22 (33.8)
Secondary/high	30 (46.2)
College/polytechnic	9 (13.8)
University	4 (6.2)
Employment status
Employed	14 (21.5)
Unemployed	51 (78.5)