Table 1 Socio-demographic data of patients with perforated Peptic ulcer disease in four teaching hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Category | Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
GENDER | Male | 84 | 86.6 |
Female | 13 | 13.4 | |
Male: Female ratio 6.5: 1 | |||
Age | Mean age of 31.9,Median of 27,Age range from 16 to 76 | ||
11–20 | 17 | 17.5 | |
21–30 | 41 | 42.3 | |
31–40 | 23 | 23.7 | |
41–50 | 4 | 4.1 | |
51–60 | 6 | 6.2 | |
61–70 | 4 | 4.1 | |
71–80 | 2 | 2.1 | |
Address | Addis Ababa | 82 | 84.5 |
Outside Addis Ababa | 15 | 15.5 | |
Religion | Orthodox Christian | 75 | 77.3 |
Muslims | 16 | 16.5 | |
Other Christians | 6 | 6.2 | |
Alcohol use | Yes | 44 | 45.4 |
No | 53 | 54.6 | |
Khat use (Catha edulis) | Yes | 17 | 17.5 |
No | 80 | 82.5 | |
Smoking | yes | 32 | 33 |
No | 65 | 67 | |
Co-morbidity | present | 3 | 3.1 |
Absent | 94 | 96.9 | |
NSAID use | Present | 2 | 2.1 |
absent | 95 | 97.9 | |
Fasting | present | 13 | 13.4 |
season | summer | 18 | 18.6 |
autumn | 19 | 19.6 | |
winter | 26 | 26.7 | |
spring | 34 | 35.1 | |
History of PUD H. pylori infection | Present | 73 | 75.3 |
absent | 24 | 24.7 | |
positive | 3 | 3.1 | |
Negative | 4 | 4.1 | |
unknown | 90 | 92.8 | |