Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants
Variable | N (percentage) |
|---|---|
Marital status | |
 Single | 7 (26.92) |
 Married | 14 (53.85) |
 Widow | 2 (7.69) |
 Divorced | 3 (11.54) |
Education level | |
 Junior high school | 1 (3.85) |
 High school and diploma | 13 (50) |
 Associate degree | 3 (11.54) |
 Bachelor’s degree and higher | 9 (34.61) |
Occupation status | |
 Housewife | 22 (84.61) |
 Employed | 3 (11.54) |
 Retired | 1 (3.85) |
Frequency of hospitalization in the last 1 year | |
 None | 17 (65.38) |
 Once | 4 (15.39) |
 Twice or more | 5 (19.23) |
Frequency of the recurrence of disease within the last 1 year | |
 None | 17 (65.39) |
 Once | 6 (23.07) |
 Twice | 2 (7.69) |
 More than twice | 1 (3.85) |