Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Variables | Male (n = 2436) | Female (n = 1964) | Total (n = 4400) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age (years) | 18–39 | 959 (39.4) | 772 (39.3) | 1731 (39.3) |
| 40–64 | 780 (32.0) | 866 (44.1) | 1646 (37.4) | |
| ≥65 | 697 (28.6) | 326 (16.6) | 1023 (23.3) | |
| Civil Status | Single | 84 (3.4) | 43 (2.2) | 127 (2.9) |
| Married | 1722 (70.7) | 1265 (64.4) | 2987 (67.9) | |
| Widowed | 370 (15.2) | 514 (26.2) | 884 (20.1) | |
| Divorced | 260 (10.7) | 142 (7.2) | 402 (9.1) | |
| Education level | Primary (≤10 years) | 503 (20.6) | 0 (0.0) | 503 (11.4) |
| Secondary (11–13 years) | 1389 (57.0) | 1592 (81.1) | 2981 (67.8) | |
| Tertiary (≥14 years) | 544 (22.3) | 372 (18.9) | 916 (20.8) | |
| Annual income | Low class (PKR0–299,999) | 662 (27.2) | 481 (24.5) | 1143 (26.0) |
| Middle class (PKR300,000–999,999) | 842 (34.6) | 624 (31.8) | 1466 (33.3) | |
| Upper class (PKR ≥ 1,000,000) | 932 (38.3) | 859 (43.7) | 1791 (40.7) | |
| Employment Status | Employed | 2138 (87.8) | 585 (29.8) | 2723 (61.9) |
| Unemployed | 298 (12.2) | 1379 (70.2) | 1677 (38.1) | |
| Residence | Rural | 855 (35.1) | 326 (16.6) | 1181 (26.8) |
| Urban | 1581 (64.9) | 1638 (83.4) | 3219 (73.2) | |
| Number of medicines | 1 | 67 (2.8) | 157 (8) | 224 (5.1) |
| 2 | 1768 (72.6) | 1204 (61.3) | 2972 (67.5) | |
| 3 | 559 (22.9) | 532 (27.1) | 1091 (24.8) | |
| 4 | 42 (1.7) | 71 (3.6) | 113 (2.6) | |