Prehospital characteristics of COVID-19 patients transported by emergency medical service and the predictors of a prehospital sudden deterioration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the COVID-19 patients transported by Addis Ababa’s emergency medical system, May to August 2021, Ethiopia

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age in years	(Mean=52.4; SD=17.6)
<25	50	8.5
25–34	53	9.0
35–44	97	16.4
45–54	111	18.8
55–64	107	18.1
≥65	173	29.3
Sex
Male	388	65.7
Female	203	34.3
Educational status of the patients
Cannot read and write	45	7.6
Primary school	160	27.1
Secondary school	142	24.0
Diploma or vocational school	127	21.5
Bachelor degree and above	117	19.8
The profession of EMS provider
Nurses	197	33.3
General practitioner	394	66.7
Source of the patient
Community	404	68.4
Health care facility	187	31.6

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