Table 1.
Demographics of the Group-1 (N = 227) and Group-2 (N = 367) patient population.
| Category | Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 87 | 38.3 | 133 | 36.2 |
| Female | 139 | 61.2 | 234 | 63.8 |
| Unisex | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Average age | 64.6 years | 61.1 years | ||
| Occupations | ||||
| Housewife | 87 | 38.3 | 150 | 40.9 |
| Beggar | 24 | 10.6 | 67 | 18.3 |
| Unemployed | 31 | 13.7 | 62 | 16.9 |
| Day laborer | 22 | 9.7 | 42 | 11.4 |
| Other | 63 | 27.7 | 46 | 12.5 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 129 | 56.8 | 182 | 49.6 |
| Widowed | 82 | 36.1 | 159 | 43.3 |
| Divorced | 14 | 6.2 | 26 | 7.1 |
| Unmarried | 2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Average family size | 3.95 | 4.23 | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Muslim | 227 | 100 | 367 | 100 |
| Education | ||||
| No education/name only | 190 | 83.7 | 298 | 81.2 |
| Primary level (I–V) | 17 | 7.5 | 24 | 6.5 |
| >Primary | 11 | 4.8 | 28 | 7.6 |
| Not evaluated | 9 | 4.0 | 17 | 4.6 |
| Average monthly income–Self | $40 | $46 | ||
| Average monthly income–Family | $93 | $97 | ||
| Average OOP treatment expense | $952 | $742 | ||
| Personal health habits | ||||
| Chewing betel leaf/nut | 152 | 67.3 | 205 | 55.9 |
| Smoking | 27 | 11.9 | 84 | 22.9 |
| Status | ||||
| Deaths | 47 | 20.7 | 39 | 10.6 |
| Discharge | 19 | 8.4 | 63 | 17.2 |
| Rejected | 20 | 8.8 | 51 | 13.9 |
| Continued | 141 | 62.1 | 214 | 58.3 |
| Average daily census | 82 | 54 | ||
OOP, out of pocket.