Table 2.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants (N=360)
| Demographic characteristics | Frequency(percent) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 155(43.1) |
| Male | 205(56.9) | |
| Marital status | Single | 27(7.5) |
| Married | 313(86.9) | |
| Divorced | 5(1.4) | |
| Widowed | 15(4.2) | |
| Financial condition | Poor | 93(25.8) |
| Moderate | 184(51.1) | |
| Good | 83(23.1) | |
| Occupation | Unemployed | 99(27.5) |
| Self-employed | 84(23.3) | |
| Government employee | 10(2.8) | |
| Retiree | 51(14.2) | |
| Homemaker | 112(31.1) | |
| Student | 4(1.1) | |
| Insurance | Yes | 339(94.2) |
| No | 21(5.8) | |
| Place of residence | Urban | 159(44.2) |
| Rural | 194(53.9) | |
| Suburban | 7(1.9) | |
| Education level | Illiterate | 112(31.1) |
| Primary school | 84(23.3) | |
| High school | 48(13.3) | |
| Diploma | 95(26.4) | |
| Bachelor | 17(4.7) | |
| Master and doctorate | 4(1.1) | |
| Living situation | With spouse | 148(41.1) |
| With spouse and children | 150(41.7) | |
| With children | 24(6.7) | |
| With parents | 22(6.1) | |
| With relatives | 2(0.6) | |
| Alone | 14(3.9) | |
| Chronic disease | Yes | 17(4.7) |
| No | 343(95.3) | |
| Vascular access | Fistula | 256(71.1) |
| Shaldon | 15(4.2) | |
| PermCath | 84(23.3) | |
| Graft | 5(1.4) | |
| Hemodialysis duration | 180 minutes | 146(40.6) |
| 12- minutes | 37(10.3) | |
| 240 minutes | 177(49.2) | |