Patient satisfaction with surgical informed consent at Jimma Medical Center, Ethiopia

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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants at JMC, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 372)

Variables	Classification	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age	< 35	324	87.1
	> 35	48	12.9
	Total	372	100.0
	Mean and SD	29.5 ± 3.5
Education status	Illiterate	81	21.8
Education status	Literate	291	78.2
Marital status	Single	50	13.4
	Married	310	83.3
	Divorced/widowed	12	3.2
Religion	Orthodox	123	33.1
	Protestant	64	17.2
	Muslim	182	48.9
	Other¹	3	0.8
Ethnicity	Oromo	267	71.8
	Amhara	37	9.9
	Tigre	5	1.3
	Gurage	59	15.9
	Other²	4	1.1
Occupation	Housewife	168	45.2
	Private employee	33	8.9
	Government employee	68	18.3
	Merchant	29	7.8
	Farmer	56	15.1
	Student	18	4.8
Residence	Urban	242	65.1
Residence	Rural	130	34.9
Monthly income	< 500 ETB	110	29.6
	501–1500 ETB	65	17.5
	1501–2500 ETB	71	19.1
	2501–3500 ETB	43	11.6
	3501–4500 ETB	22	5.9
	> 4501ETB	61	16.4

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