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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of patients with EOIs at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, 2019

From: Common bacterial causes of external ocular infections, associated risk factors and antibiotic resistance among patients at ophthalmology unit of Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Number

Percent

Age (in years)

 ≤ 5

3

0.83

 5–14

4

1.1

 15–24

2

0.6

 25–34

7

1.9

 35–44

35

9.7

 45–54

83

23.1

 55–64

118

32.8

  ≥ 65

108

30.0

Sex

 Male

233

64.7

 Female

127

35.3

Residence

 Rural

275

76.4

 Urban

85

23.6

Religion

 Orthodox

326

90.6

 Muslim

34

9.4

Occupation

 Farmer

270

75

 Civil servant

11

3.1

 Housewife

53

14.7

 No job

6

1.7

 Business man

15

4.4

 Pre-school

5

1.4

Education

 Not read and write

264

73.3

 Read and write only

77

21.4

 Elementary

5

1.4

 High school

4

1.1

 College and above

10

2.8

Total

360

100