Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of thyroid patients who had undergone laryngeal nerve dissection at Tibeb ghion Hospital, June 2021 to August 2022.

From: Anatomical variations of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and postoperative outcomes in thyroid surgeries conducted at a teaching hospital in Ethiopia

  

Frequency

Percentage

Age (in years)

18–39

55

53.9

40–60

43

42.2

61–80

4

3.9

Religion

Orthodox

97

95.9

Muslim

4

3.1

Protestant

1

1

Marital status

Single

20

19.6

Married

77

75.5

Divorced

1

1

Widowed

4

3.9

Residency

Rural

85

83.3

Urban

17

16.7

Level of education

Unable to read and write

34

33.3

Grade 1–6

26

25.5

Grade 7–12

8

 7.8

Diploma and above

 34

 33.3

Occupation

Farmer

21

20.6

Civil servant

20

19.6

Merchant

9

8.8

House wife

41

40.2

Student

11

10.8

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