Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of patients attending noncommunicable disease clinic in a primary healthcare center of rural Puducherry (n=260)
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age category (in years) | |
| 18-45 | 52 (20.0) |
| 46-59 | 97 (37.3) |
| ≥60 | 111 (42.7) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 88 (33.8) |
| Female | 172 (66.2) |
| Education (class) | |
| No formal education | 113 (43.5) |
| Primary and upper primary (1-8) | 61 (23.5) |
| Secondary (9-10) | 65 (25.0) |
| Higher secondary (11-12) | 15 (5.8) |
| Graduates | 6 (2.2) |
| Occupation | |
| Unemployed* | 182 (70.0) |
| Employed | 78 (30.0) |
| Family type | |
| Nuclear | 147 (56.5) |
| Joint | 67 (25.8) |
| Three-generation | 46 (17.7) |
| Noncommunicable disease | |
| Hypertension | 185 (71.2) |
| Diabetes milletus | 146 (56.2) |
| Bronchial asthma | 39 (15.0) |
*Includes homemaker, pensioner, and students