Table 1.
Socio-demographic details of the participants.
| Variable name | Sample size (N = 140) |
|---|---|
| Age | 37.67 ± 9.847 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 61 (43.6%) |
| Female | 79 (56.7%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 82 (58.6%) |
| Unmarried | 56 (40.0%) |
| Separated | 2 (1.4%) |
| Habitat | |
| Urban | 84 (60.0%) |
| Rural | 56 (40.0%) |
| Education | |
| Diploma | 2 (1.4%) |
| Graduate | 82 (58.6%) |
| Postgraduate | 56 (40%) |
| Family (living with) | |
| Children | 25 (17.9%) |
| Parents | 63 (45.0%) |
| Spouse | 49 (35.0%) |
| Single | 3 (2.1%) |
| Occupation | |
| Doctor | 56 (40.0%) |
| Nurses | 46 (32.9%) |
| Ward staff | 20 (14.3%) |
| Non-clinical staff | 18(12.9%) |
| Media exposure | |
| <1 h | 14 (10.0%) |
| <2 h | 26 (18.6%) |
| <3 h | 43 (30.7%) |
| Above 3 h | 57 (40.7%) |
| Disease | |
| None | 87 (62.1%) |
| Diabetes | 12 (8.6%) |
| Hypertension | 22 (15.7%) |
| COPD | 11 (7.9%) |
| Multiple complications | 8 (5.7%) |
Key: COPD-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.