Table 2.
Respondents’ and their households’ sociodemographic characteristics and hospital admission for patients with kidney health issues
| Respondent’s/household’s sociodemographic characteristics | Hospital admission | Pearson X2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | Total | ||
| Gender of respondent | ||||
| Male | 112 (58.6%) | 94 (62.3%) | 206 (60.2%) | 0.507 |
| Female | 79 (41.4%) | 57 (37.7%) | 136 (39.8%) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 58 (30.4%) | 47 (31.1%) | 105 (30.7%) | 0.906 |
| Married | 133 (69.6%) | 104 (68.9%) | 237 (69.3%) | |
| Age of respondent (years) | ||||
| 18–35 | 46 (24.1%) | 13 (8.6%) | 59 (17.3%) | 0.01* |
| 36–49 | 99 (51.8%) | 15 (9.9%) | 114 (33.3%) | |
| 50 or above | 46 (24.1%) | 123 (81.5%) | 169 (49.4%) | |
| Level of education | ||||
| No schooling to lower secondary school | 22 (11.5%) | 16 (10.6%) | 38 (11.1%) | 0.435 |
| Lower secondary school to secondary school | 106 (55.5%) | 94 (62.3%) | 200 (58.5%) | |
| College/university degree | 63 (33%) | 41 (27.2%) | 104 (30.4%) | |
| Size of household | 0.913 | |||
| 1–4 people (small) | 105 (55%) | 84 (55.6%) | 189 (53.3%) | |
| 5 people or more (large) | 86 (45%) | 67 (44.4%) | 153 (44.7%) | |
| Level of income | 0.989 | |||
| Less than 1 million LAK (US$ 100) | 41 (21.5%) | 34 (22.5%) | 75 (21.9%) | |
| 1–2.5 million LAK (US$ 100–250) | 40 (20.9%) | 30 (19.9%) | 70 (20.5%) | |
| 2.5–5 million LAK (US$ 250–500) | 72 (37.7%) | 58 (38.4%) | 130 (38%) | |
| More than 5 million LAK (US$ 500) | 38 (19.9%) | 29 (19.2%) | 67 (19.6%) | |
| Respondent’s occupation | ||||
| Business owner | 20 (10.5%) | 20 (13.2%) | 40 (11.7%) | 0.892 |
| Farmer | 50 (26.25%) | 36 (23.8%) | 86 (25.1%) | |
| Street vendor | 48 (25.1%) | 41 (27.2%) | 89 (26.0%) | |
| Labourer | 48 (25.1%) | 34 (22.5%) | 82 (24.0%) | |
| Government official | 25 (13.1) | 20 (13.2%) | 45 (13.2%) | |
| City of residence | ||||
| Capital (Kaysone Phomvihane District) | 109 (57.1%) | 91 (60.3%) | 200 (58.5%) | 0.582 |
| Others | 82 (42.9%) | 60 (39.7%) | 142 (41.5%) | |
| Chronic condition | ||||
| No | 155 (81.2%) | 119 (78.8%) | 274 (80.1%) | 0.589 |
| Yes | 36 (18.8%) | 32 (21.2%) | 68 (19.9%) | |
*Statistically significant at a 95% confidence interval