Table 2 Socio-demographic and health service characteristics of the participants
Background characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
Mean | Standard Deviation | |
Age (years) | 40.43 | 14.47 |
Family members (number) | 5.03 | 1.92 |
Monthly income (Bangladeshi Taka) | 20,828.64 (USD ~ 244) | 21,684.87 (USD ~ 254) |
Number of days in hospital | 9.24 | 4.73 |
Treatment expenditure (Bangladeshi Taka) | 22,941.78 (USD ~ 269) | 46,693.05 (USD ~ 548) |
Frequency | Percentage | |
Gender | ||
Male | 139 | 65.26 |
Female | 74 | 34.74 |
Education | ||
No education | 6 | 2.82 |
Primary complete | 13 | 6.10 |
Secondary complete (SSC and HSC) | 98 | 46.01 |
Graduate and above | 96 | 45.07 |
Religion | ||
Islam | 172 | 80.75 |
Hinduism | 40 | 18.78 |
Christianity | 1 | 0.47 |
Marital Status | ||
Currently Married | 181 | 84.98 |
Separated/ Deserted/ Divorced | 6 | 2.82 |
Never married | 26 | 12.21 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 148 | 69.48 |
Rural | 65 | 30.52 |
Occupation | ||
Farmer/agricultural worker | 5 | 2.35 |
Business/ informal worker | 20 | 9.39 |
Service holder/ government/ private formal job | 139 | 65.26 |
Housewife | 19 | 8.92 |
Day labourer | 1 | 0.47 |
Student | 8 | 3.76 |
Retired/ senior citizen | 15 | 7.04 |
Unemployed | 5 | 2.35 |
Others | 1 | 0.47 |
Housing type (Number of rooms) | ||
Below 3 | 110 | 51.64 |
3–4 | 59 | 27.70 |
5 or More | 44 | 20.66 |
Type of healthcare facility | ||
Public sector | 201 | 94.37 |
Private sector | 12 | 5.63 |
Severity of illness | ||
Mild | 119 | 55.87 |
Moderate | 72 | 33.80 |
Severe | 22 | 10.33 |