The direct cost of dialysis supported by families for patients with chronic renal failure in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Table 1 Socio-demographic and socioeconomic characteristics

	Number	%
Age (Years)
12 - 22	13	4,5
23 - 33	60	20,7
34 -44	77	26,6
45 -55	73	25,2
56 - 66	49	17
67 and over	18	6,2
Sex
Male	173	59,7
Female	117	40
Occupation
Public sector	50	17,2
Private sector	35	12,1
Self employement	37	12,8
Students/pupils	18	6,2
Housewives	53	18,3
Retired	21	7,2
Unemployed	76	26,2
Marital status
Singles	6	2,1
Married	186	64,1
Divorced / Widowed	61	21,0
Concubinage	37	12,8
Education level
Not schooling	50	17,2
Primary	46	15,9
Secondary	122	42,1
University	52	18
Schooling in arabic language	20	7
Income periodicity
No income	139	47,6
Daily	33	11,4
Monthly	102	35,2
Trimestrial	12	4,1
Annual	5	1,7
Level of income
No income	139	47,9
Lower than the minimum salary (34 664 Fcfa)	32	11,0
34 664 to 100 000 Fcfa	31	10,7
100 000 to 300 000 Fcfa	66	22,8
300 000 to 500 000 Fcfa	15	5,2
500 000 Fcfa and More	7	2,4

The mean age of the study population was 44.3 ±14 years with extremes ranging from 12 to 82

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