Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of study patients (n = 135)
From: Assessment of Educational Needs and Quality of Life of Chronic Hepatitis Patients
Variables | Categories | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 66 | 48.9 |
Female | 69 | 51.1 | |
Marital status | Married | 108 | 80.0 |
Single, divorce or widowed | 27 | 20.0 | |
Educational level | Elementary school and below | 69 | 51.1 |
Junior and Senior high school | 38 | 28.2 | |
College and above | 28 | 20.7 | |
Occupation | Employed | 65 | 48.1 |
Unemployed | 70 | 51.9 | |
Histological diagnosis | Hepatitis B | 47 88 | 34.8 65.2 |
Hepatitis C | |||
Antiviral treatment | Yes | 50 85 | 37.0 63.0 |
No | |||
Age Mean (SD) | 55.54 (15.72) | ||
ALT levela Mean (SD) | 47.89 (57.21) |