Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the patients
| Demographic characteristics | Number (%) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 172 (54.4) | 316 |
| Female | 144 (45.6) | ||
| Age | 0–5 | 36 (11.4) | 316 |
| 6–15 | 22 (7.0) | ||
| 16–29 | 15 (4.7) | ||
| 30–39 | 14 (4.4) | ||
| 40–49 | 26 (8.2) | ||
| 50–59 | 76 (24.1) | ||
| More than 60 years | 127 (40.2) | ||
| Education | Not in school age | 39 (12.3) | 286 |
| Illiterate | 132 (41.8) | ||
| Primary school | 69 (21.8) | ||
| Secondary school | 21 (6.6) | ||
| High school | 17 (5.4) | ||
| Higher | 8 (2.5) | ||
| Length of stay (days) | 1–7 | 119 (44.7) | 270 |
| 8–14 | 97 (36.1) | ||
| 15–21 | 35 (12.9) | ||
| more than 21 | 19 (7.0) | ||
| Social status | Infants or children | 39 (12.3) | 316 |
| Single | 35 (11.1) | ||
| Married | 214 (67.7) | ||
| Other (widow-divorced) | 28 (8.8) | ||
| Employment status | Infants or children | 39 (12.3) | 316 |
| Student | 27 (8.5) | ||
| Employee (salaried) | 28 (8.9) | ||
| self-employment | 58 (18.4) | ||
| Laborer | 14 (4.4) | ||
| Farmer | 30 (9.5) | ||
| Housekeeper | 106 (33.5) | ||
| Unemployed | 14 (4.4) | ||
| Residency | Mashhad | 128 (40.5) | 316 |
| Village | 95 (30.1) | ||
| Towns | 65 (20.6) | ||
| Capital of province | 23 (7.3) | ||
| Foreign | 5 (1.5) | ||
| Health insurance status | Insured | 292 (92.4) | 316 |
| Uninsured | 24 (7.6) | ||
| have complementary health insurance | 59 (18.4) | 316 | |
| Without complementary health insurance | 257 (81.3) | ||
| Way of referring | Going directly to the clinic | 90 (33.3) | 270 |
| Physician’s office | 76 (28.1) | ||
| Referrals from other health centers | 54 (20.0) | ||
| Emergency | 50 (18.6) | ||