Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, n = 400
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 210 (52.5) |
Female | 190 (47.5) |
Age | |
18–30 | 129 (32.3) |
31–45 | 114 (28.5) |
46–60 | 80 (20.0) |
> 60 | 77 (19.2) |
Marital status | |
Married | 272 (68.0) |
Not married | 128 (32.0) |
Educational status | |
Primary education or less | 109 (27.2) |
Secondary education | 136 (34.0) |
University/college | 155 (38.8) |
Residency | |
Urban | 182 (45.5) |
Rural | 218 (54.5) |
Occupation | |
Employed | 196 (49.0) |
Unemployed | 204 (51.0) |
Insurance | |
No insurance | 74 (18.5) |
Governmental | 262 (65.5) |
Private | 64 (16.0) |
Number of Previous Hospital Admissions | |
Zero | 120 (30.0) |
Once - Twice | 117 (29.2) |
Three times and more | 163 (40.8) |
Duration of hospitalization in days(Mean ± SD) | 5.2 (7.4) |
Being aware of the patient rights charter | |
Yes | 137 (34.3) |
No | 263 (65.7) |