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 oralLevel of significance
Yes (%)No (%)

Gender
 Male37.962.1 = 2.675, df = 3,
 Female58.341.7
Marital status
 Married51.049.0 = , df = 3,
 Single66.73.3
 Divorced33.366.7
 Separated50.050.0
Educational level
 Primary68.231.8 , df = 3,
 Secondary/high46.753.3
 College/polytechnic11.188.9
 University50.050.0
Employment status
 Employed28.671.4 , df = 1,