Table 2.
Demographic and hospital characteristics based on the questionnaire (n = 307)
| Variables | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Income of working patients | Up to $150 | 17 (14.35) |
| $151 to $250 | 36 (30.77) | |
| $251 to $350 | 51 (43.59) | |
| Over $351 | 13 (11.11) | |
| Place of residence | Kerman | 149 (48.54) |
| Other nearby cities | 158 (51.46) | |
| Supplementary insurance | Yes | 73 (24.33) |
| NO | 234 (75.76) | |
| Employment status | Employed | 100 (32.57) |
| Retired (employed) | 22 (7.17) | |
| Retired (unemployed) | 64 (20.85) | |
| Unemployed | 20 (6.51) | |
| Housewife | 101 (32.9) | |
| Education | Illiterate | 68 (22.15) |
| High school | 99 (32.25) | |
| Diploma | 83 (27.04) | |
| Associate Degree | 43 (41.01) | |
| Bachelor’s degree and higher | 14 (4.56) | |
| Supporting institution | Aid Committee | 52 (16.88) |
| Rehabilitation | 8 (2.06) | |
| Martyrs Foundation and Martyrs’ Affairs | 21 (6.82) | |
| Charity associations | 1 (0.32) | |
| None | 226 (73.36) | |
| Family relationship between caregiver and patient | Spouse | 87 (28.25) |
| Child | 124 (40.26) | |
| Relatives | 18 (5.84) | |
| Parents | 15 (4.87) | |
| Government support institutions | 2 (0.64) | |
| Privately | 1 (0.32) | |
| without a caretaker | 60 (19.48) | |
| Caregiver employment status | Employed | 156 (50.18) |
| Retired | 25 (8.14) | |
| Unemployed | 20 (6.97) | |
| Housewife | 106 (42.08) | |
| Caregiver income | Up to $150 | 178 (57.98) |
| $151 to $250 | 45 (14.65) | |
| $251 to $350 | 48 (15.63) | |
| Over $351 | 36 (11.72) | |
| Hospitalization | Yes | 136 (44.58) |
| No | 171 (45.42) | |
| Visit | Yes | 273 (88.93) |
| No | 34 (11.07) | |
| Diagnostic | Yes | 67 (21.82) |
| No | 240 (28.18) | |
| Laboratory | Yes | 171 (55.7) |
| No | 136 (44.3) | |
| Drug | Yes | 270 (87.95) |
| No | 37 (12.05) | |
| Equipment | Yes | 178 (57.98) |
| No | 129 (40.02) | |