Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample (n=3429)

Characteristicsn (%)P value
Gender
 Male1810 (53.0)<0.001
 Female1619 (47.0)
Age (years)
 0–91765 (51.5)<0.001
 10–19285 (8.3)
 20–29370 (10.8)
 30–39320 (9.3)
 40–49200 (5.8)
 50–59191 (5.6)
 60 and above298 (8.7)
Visit status
 IPD541 (16.0)
 OPD2888 (84.0)
Occupation
 Dependent1126 (32.8)
 Student561 (16.4)
 Farmer482 (14.1)
 Housewife253 (7.4)
 Public sector332 (9.7)
 Civil servant125 (3.6)
 Others*550 (16.0)
Consistency
 Loose2472 (72.0)
 Watery918 (27.0)
 Bloody39 (1.0)
Colour
 Black71 (2.0)
 Brown824 (24.0)
 Clay22 (1.0)
 Green353 (10.0)
 Red67 (2.0)
 Yellow1249 (36.0)
 Other38 (1.0)
 Missing*805 (23.0)
Mucus
 Positive595 (23.0)
 Negative2029 (77.0)
 Missing*805 (23.0)
Blood
 Yes140 (6.0)
 No2283 (94.0)
 Missing*805 (23.0)
  • *Missing data.

  • IPD, inpatient department; OPD, outpatient department.