Table 6.
Key demographic characteristics of study subjects interviewed from four hospitals in Pakistan.
| AKU N (%) | Mayo N (%) | PIMS N (%) | AGH N (%) | |
| Mean age* (SD) | 40.0 (15.9) | 36.1 (11.4) | 40.4 (12.5) | 35.7 (12.1) |
| Income† | ||||
| <3000 | 23 (15.0) | 123 (51.0) | 33 (13.3) | 46 (30.9) |
| >3000 | 130 (85.0) | 118 (49.0) | 216 (86.7) | 103 (69.1) |
| Education | ||||
| No formal | 27 (17.6) | 84 (34.9) | 47 (18.9) | 57 (38.3) |
| Formal Education | 126 (82.4) | 157 (65.1) | 202 (81.1) | 92 (61.7) |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 40 (26.1) | 126 (52.3) | 89 (35.7) | 80 (53.7) |
| Urban | 113 (73.9) | 115 (47.7) | 160 (64.3) | 69 (46.3) |
AKU = Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. Mayo = Mayo Hospital, Lahore. PIMS = Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad. AGH = Allied General Hospital, Faisalabad.
* in years; SD = standard deviation
†Self reported figures (per month in Rupees); estimates may be biased (1 Rupee = US$ 0.017).