Table 5 Association of socio-demographic characteristics with outcome among patients with secondary peritonitis at BMC
Predictor variable | Outcome (N = 97) | Chi2 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Survived (82) | Died (15) | ||||
n (%) or median (IQR) | n (%) or median (IQR) | ||||
Median age (years) | 32 (21–45) | 34 (31–51) | - | 0.4244 | |
Sex | Female | 28 (34.15) | 7 (46.67) | 0.8619 | 0.353 |
Male | 54 (65.85) | 8 (53.33) | |||
Residence | Urban | 45 (54.88) | 6 (40.00) | 1.1257 | 0.289 |
Rural | 37 (45.12) | 9 (60.00) | |||
Education | Informal | 12 (14.63) | 2 (13.33) | - | 0.444 |
Primary | 47 (57.32) | 11 (73.33) | |||
Secondary | 23 (28.05) | 2 (13.33) | |||
Occupation | Employed | 19 (2317) | 1 (6.67) | 2.1153 | 0.347 |
Unemployed | 50 (60.98) | 11 (73.33) | |||
Under 18 | 13 (15.88) | 3 (20.00) | |||