Causes and Management Outcome of Small Intestinal Obstruction in Nekemte Referral Hospital, Nekemte, Ethiopia, 2017

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of patients managed for small bowel obstruction in Nekemte Referral Hospital from January 1, 2014, to December 30, 2016.

Variables		Frequency (N = 211)	Percentage
Age (years)	≤20	60	28.4
	21–44	88	41.7
	≥45	63	29.9
Sex	Female	74	35.1
	Male	137	64.9
Educational status	Illiterate	73	34.6
	1–8	47	22.3
	9–12	15	7.1
	College and above	30	14.2
	Others (preschool children)	46	21.8
Occupation	Farmer	51	24.2
	Merchant	9	4.3
	Employee	27	12.8
	Student	37	17.5
	House wife	41	19.4
	Others (preschool children)	46	21.8
Residence	Rural	145	68.7
	Urban	66	31.3
Distance from the hospital (km)	<50	121	57.3
	≥50	90	42.7