Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
Variables | Categories | (n = 365) |
|---|---|---|
Age (Mean) | -- | 39.35 ± 15.48 |
Age | ≤ 25 | 76 (20.8) |
25–35 | 111 (30.4) | |
≥ 35 | 178(48.8) | |
Gender | Female | 177 (48.5) |
Male | 188 (51.5) | |
Job | Housewife | 60(16.4) |
Employee | 52(14.2) | |
Retired | 42(11.5) | |
Self Employed | 133(36.4) | |
Unemployed | 78(21.4) | |
Marital Status | Single | 157(43) |
Married | 163(44.7) | |
Divorced | 23(6.3) | |
Widow | 22(6) | |
Education | Under diploma | 123(33.7) |
Diploma | 87(23.8) | |
University | 155(42.5) | |
BMI | < 18.5 | 19(5.2) |
18.5–25 | 263(72.1) | |
25–30 | 65(17.8) | |
30–35 | 18(4.9) | |
Place of Residence | City | 255(69.9) |
Village | 81(22.2) | |
Suburbs of the city | 29(7.9) | |
Smoking history | Non-smoker | 209(57.3) |
Exposed to smoke | 45(12.3) | |
Currently a smoker | 74(20.3) | |
History of smoking in the past | 37(10.1) | |
Opium use | Yes | 66(18.1) |
No | 299(81.9) | |
Alcohol consumption | Yes | 224 (61.4) |
No | 141(38.6) | |
Who do you live with? | Only | 186(51) |
With wife | 59(16.2) | |
With wife and children | 114(31.2) | |
With children | 6(1.6) | |
How many times a day do you take medicine? | Once a day | 54(14.8) |
Twice a day | 188(51.5) | |
Three times a day | 110(30.1) | |
Four times a day | 13(3.6) | |
Have you searched for information about your disease? | Yes | 136(37.3) |
No | 229(62.7) |