Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and diagnosis of the study participants (n = 109) on admission

Age (month)

≤ 12

23

21·1

13–60

51

46·8

> 60

35

32.1

Sex

Male

90

82·6

Female

19

17.4

Maternal education level

≤ 8

51

46·8

9–12

16

14·6

> 12

15

13·8

None

15

13·8

Missing

12

11·0

Residence

Urban

78(71.6)

71·6

Rural

28(25.7)

25·7

Missing

3(2.7)

2·7

Wealth Index

Adequate

103 (94.5)

94·5

Relatively poor

6 (5.5)

5·5

Diagnosis

urology

42(38.5)

38·5

GI

49(45.0)

45·0

Chest

2(1.8)

1·8

Inguinal hernia

11(10.1)

10·1

Others

5(4.6)

4·6