Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the patients
Demographic characteristics | Number (%) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 172 (54.4) | 316 |
Female | 144 (45.6) | ||
Age | 0–5 | 36 (11.4) | 316 |
6–15 | 22 (7.0) | ||
16–29 | 15 (4.7) | ||
30–39 | 14 (4.4) | ||
40–49 | 26 (8.2) | ||
50–59 | 76 (24.1) | ||
More than 60 years | 127 (40.2) | ||
Education | Not in school age | 39 (12.3) | 286 |
Illiterate | 132 (41.8) | ||
Primary school | 69 (21.8) | ||
Secondary school | 21 (6.6) | ||
High school | 17 (5.4) | ||
Higher | 8 (2.5) | ||
Length of stay (days) | 1–7 | 119 (44.7) | 270 |
8–14 | 97 (36.1) | ||
15–21 | 35 (12.9) | ||
more than 21 | 19 (7.0) | ||
Social status | Infants or children | 39 (12.3) | 316 |
Single | 35 (11.1) | ||
Married | 214 (67.7) | ||
Other (widow-divorced) | 28 (8.8) | ||
Employment status | Infants or children | 39 (12.3) | 316 |
Student | 27 (8.5) | ||
Employee (salaried) | 28 (8.9) | ||
self-employment | 58 (18.4) | ||
Laborer | 14 (4.4) | ||
Farmer | 30 (9.5) | ||
Housekeeper | 106 (33.5) | ||
Unemployed | 14 (4.4) | ||
Residency | Mashhad | 128 (40.5) | 316 |
Village | 95 (30.1) | ||
Towns | 65 (20.6) | ||
Capital of province | 23 (7.3) | ||
Foreign | 5 (1.5) | ||
Health insurance status | Insured | 292 (92.4) | 316 |
Uninsured | 24 (7.6) | ||
have complementary health insurance | 59 (18.4) | 316 | |
Without complementary health insurance | 257 (81.3) | ||
Way of referring | Going directly to the clinic | 90 (33.3) | 270 |
Physician’s office | 76 (28.1) | ||
Referrals from other health centers | 54 (20.0) | ||
Emergency | 50 (18.6) | ||