Are Invasive Procedures and a Longer Hospital Stay Increasing the Risk of Healthcare-Associated Infections among the Admitted Patients at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia?

Table 1

Characteristics of the study patients admitted to the Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, 2017.

Characteristics of participants	n (%)
Sex
Male	171 (43.4)
Female	223 (56.6)
Age (in years)
<15	129 (32.7)
15–34	156 (39.6)
35–55	81 (20.6)
>55	28 (7.1)
Admission ward
Medical	102 (25.9)
Obs/Gyn	103 (26.1)
Pediatric	90 (22.9)
Surgical	99 (25.1)
History of smoking
Yes	53 (6.8)
No	219 (28.2)
Previous history of admission
Yes	54 (13.7)
No	340 (86.3)
Length of hospital stay (in days)
≤4	155 (39.3)
>4	239 (60.7)
Comorbid conditions
Yes	46 (11.7)
No	348 (88.3)
Types of comorbidity (n = 46)
Diabetes	7 (15.2)
Hemorrhoids	8 (17.4)
Hypertension	7 (15.2)
Boils	3 (6.5)
Cancer	7 (15.2)
Tuberculosis	10 (21.7)
HIV positive	4 (8.7)

Obs/Gyn: obstetrics/gynecology.