Research Article
Preoperative Fasting among Adult Patients for Elective Surgery in a Kenyan Referral Hospital
Table 2
Association between demographic characteristics and complain about nil per oral.
| Characteristics | Complain about nil per oral | Level of significance | Yes (%) | No (%) |
| Gender | | | | Male | 37.9 | 62.1 | = 2.675, df = 3, | Female | 58.3 | 41.7 | Marital status | | | | Married | 51.0 | 49.0 | = , df = 3, | Single | 66.7 | 3.3 | Divorced | 33.3 | 66.7 | Separated | 50.0 | 50.0 | Educational level | | | | Primary | 68.2 | 31.8 | , df = 3, | Secondary/high | 46.7 | 53.3 | College/polytechnic | 11.1 | 88.9 | University | 50.0 | 50.0 | Employment status | | | | Employed | 28.6 | 71.4 | , df = 1, |
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