Table 1 Demographics of study participants in the hospital and community settings
HPS | CPS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women |
Gender, N (%) | 400 (100) | 125 (31.3) | 275 (68.7) | 400 (100) | 177 (44.3) | 223 (55.8) |
Age groups, N (%) | ||||||
18–30 | 29 (7.3) | 15 (12) | 14 (5.1) | 43 (10.8) | 17 (9.6) | 26 (11.7) |
31–50 | 98 (24.5) | 30 (24) | 68 (24.7) | 92 (23.0) | 33 (18.6) | 59 (26.5) |
51–70 | 215 (53.8) | 60 (48) | 155 (56.4) | 195 (48.8) | 83 (46.9) | 112 (50.2) |
> 70 | 58 (14.5) | 20 (16) | 38 (13.8) | 70 (17.5) | 44 (24.9) | 26 (11.7) |
Education level, N (%) | ||||||
Grade 1–5 | 44 (11) | 8 (6.4) | 36 (13.1) | 10 (2.5) | 4 (2.3) | 6 (2.7) |
Grade 6–10 | 103 (25.8) | 33 (26.4) | 70 (25.5) | 153 (38.3) | 71 (40.1) | 82 (36.8) |
Up to Ordinary Level only | 167 (41.8) | 59 (47.2) | 108 (39.3) | 34 (8.5) | 15 (8.5) | 19 (8.5) |
Up to Advanced Level only | 79 (19.8) | 23 (18.4) | 56 (20.4) | 135 (33.8) | 56 (31.6) | 79 (35.4) |
Degree level | 6 (0.5) | 2 (1.6) | 4 (1.5) | 27 (6.8) | 14 (7.9) | 13 (5.8) |
Postgraduate | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (1.5) | 2 (1.1) | 4 (1.8) |
Other (E.g.Diploma) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 35 (8.8) | 15 (8.5) | 20 (9.0) |
Patient/ caregiver, N (%) | ||||||
Patient | 380 (95) | 119 (95.2) | 261 (94.9) | 386 (96.5) | 171 (96.6) | 215 (96.4) |
Caregiver | 20 (5) | 6 (4.8) | 14 (5.1) | 14 (3.5) | 6 (3.4) | 8 (3.6) |
Prescription type, N (%) | ||||||
New prescriptions | 96 (24) | 42 (33.6) | 54 (19.6) | 108 (27.0) | 53 (29.9) | 55 (24.7) |
Refill prescriptions | 304 (76) | 83 (66.4) | 221 (80.4) | 292 (73.0) | 124 (70.1) | 168 (75.3) |
Number of medicines dispensed | ||||||
Total number; Mode | 1200 | 1372 | ||||
Mode | 3 | 2 | ||||
Min – Max | 1–9 | 1–13 | ||||