Patient satisfaction with doctor-patient interactions: a mixed methods study among diabetes mellitus patients in Pakistan

Table 1 Level of satisfaction and socio-demographic characteristics of study sample (n = 1128)

Variables	Patient satisfaction about doctor-patient interaction in public diabetes clinic; Number (%)
Variables	Very Satisfied	Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Total	p-value^a
Age in years					.379
11–39 40–59 60–85	81 (58.3) 375 (60) 195 (57.5)	35 (25.2) 185 (29.4) 98 (28.9)	23 (16.5) 69 (11) 46 (13.6)	139 (12.6) 629 (56.8) 339 (30.6)	.379
Gender					<.001
Female Male	432 (63.5) 219 (51.3)	196 (28.8) 122 (28.5)	52 (7.6) 86 (20.1)	680 (61.4) 427 (38.6)	<.001
Education^b					.002
Uneducated Educated	352 (62.7) 299 (54.8)	157 (28) 161 (29.5)	52 (9.3) 86 (15.8)	561 (50.7) 546 (49.3)	.002
Occupational status					<.001
Unemployed^c Employed	423 (62.1) 228 (53.5)	193 (28.3) 125 (29.3)	65 (9.6) 73 (17.2)	681 (61.5) 426 (38.5)	<.001
Type of residence					.820
Rural Urban	150 (60.5) 501 (58.3)	68 (27.4) 250 (29.1)	30 (12.1) 108 (12.6)	248 (22.4) 859 (77.6)	.820
Marital status					.641
Married Not in relationship^d	571 (59.1) 80 (56.7)	278 (28.8) 40 (28.4)	117 (12.1) 21 (14.9)	966 (87.3) 141 (12.7)	.641
Religion					.165
Christianity Islam	26 (74.3) 625 (58.3)	6 (17.1) 312 (29.1)	3 (8.5) 135 (12.6)	35 (3.2) 1072 (96.8)	.165

^a p-value based on Chi-Square test
^beducated category is inclusive of able to read and write, few years or schooling, secondary and university level education
^cunemployed includes: students, housewives, disabled patients
^dseparated, divorced, partner died, widow and unmarried

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