Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of patients included in the study
| Sociodemographic Parameters | Frequency (Percentages) |
|---|---|
| Age Group (Years) | |
| ≤25 | 45 (13) |
| 25-35 | 63 (18.3) |
| 35-45 | 74 (21.4) |
| 45-55 | 71 (20.6) |
| 55-65 | 59 (17.1) |
| >65 | 33 (9.6) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 174 (50.4) |
| Female | 171 (49.6) |
| Locality | |
| Urban | 136 (39.4) |
| Rural | 209 (60.6) |
| Disease | |
| Acute | 150 (43.5) |
| Chronic | 195 (56.5) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 311 (90.1) |
| Unmarried | 34 (9.9) |
| Education Qualification | |
| No formal education | 68 (19.7) |
| Primary | 105 (30.4) |
| Secondary | 96 (27.8) |
| Higher Secondary | 32 (9.2) |
| Graduation | 44 (12.7) |
| Family Income (INR)/Month | |
| ≤20000 | 309 (89.6) |
| 20000-40000 | 29 (8.4) |
| 40000-60000 | 5 (1.4) |
| 60000-80000 | 1 (0.3) |
| >80000 | 1 (0.3) |
| Occupation | |
| Daily Labourer | 22 (6.4) |
| Self-employed | 105 (30.4) |
| Government Job | 24 (7.0) |
| Private Job | 21 (6.1) |
| House-Wife | 110 (31.9) |
| Not Working | 41 (11.9) |
| Student | 12 (3.5) |
| Others | 10 (2.9) |
Values in parenthesis are percentages