Table 1 Distribution of the studied patients by their sociodemographic and health-related characteristics (N = 205)
Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD), range | 45.9 (18.6), 18—82 |
Gender | |
Male | 131 (63.9%) |
Female | 74 (36.1%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 56 (27.3%) |
Married | 134 (65.4%) |
Divorced or Widowed | 15 (7.3%) |
Number of offspring | |
None | 68 (33.2%) |
1 – 2 | 52 (25.4%) |
More than 2 | 85 (41.5%) |
Education level | |
Illiterate | 20 (9.8%) |
Basic education or Less | 27 (13.2%) |
Secondary (High school) | 102 (49.8%) |
University | 56 (27.3%) |
Work | |
Retired/ not working | 112 (54.6%) |
Housewives | 20 (9.8%) |
Employed/ own business | 73 (35.6%) |
Residence | |
Urban | 142 (69.3%) |
Rural | 63 (30.7%) |
Number of comorbidities | |
None | 63 (30.7%) |
Single | 77 (37.6%) |
Multiple | 65 (31.7%) |
Health Insurance Plan | |
Social health insurance | 71 (34.6%) |
Private health insurance | 61 (29.8%) |
State expense | 70 (34.1%) |
Out-of-Pocket | 3 (1.5%) |
Duration of HD (years, mean (SD), range | 6 (5.4), 0.2 – 25 |
Less than 5 | 94 (45.9%) |
5 – 10 | 55 (26.8%) |
Longer than 10 | 56 (27.3%) |
How he/she reached the center? | |
Public transportation | 114 (55.6%) |
Private transportation | 88 (42.9%) |
Ambulance | 3 (1.5%) |
Who accompanied the patient to HD center? | |
None | 121 (59.0%) |
Family member | 70 (34.1%) |
Friend/ others | 14 (6.8%) |
History of COVID-19 | 25 (12.2%) |