From: Hospitalized for poverty: orthopaedic discharge delays due to financial hardship in a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania
Variables
n
Percentage (%)
Length of stay (before medical clearance for discharge)
≤ 7 days
23
32
7–30 days
27
37.5
> 30 days
22
30.5
Social welfare recipient
Yes
24
33
No
48
67
Absconded
7
9.7
65
90.3
Total
72
100