Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients
From: Patients’ assessment of professionalism and communication skills of medical graduates
Characteristics | Male (n = 170) | Female (n = 145) | Total (n = 315) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | No | % | |
Age group | ||||||
18-25 | 42 | 43.3 | 55 | 56.7 | 97 | 30.8 |
26-35 | 56 | 57.7 | 41 | 42.3 | 97 | 30.8 |
36-45 | 30 | 50.0 | 30 | 50.0 | 60 | 19.0 |
>45 | 42 | 68.9 | 19 | 31.1 | 61 | 19.4 |
Mean age | 38 | 33 | 36 | |||
SD | ±16 | ±14 | ±16 | |||
Education | ||||||
Illiterate | 30 | 42.9 | 40 | 57.1 | 70 | 22.2 |
Primary | 51 | 63.0 | 30 | 37.0 | 81 | 25.7 |
Secondary | 61 | 51.7 | 57 | 48.3 | 118 | 37.5 |
University | 28 | 60.9 | 18 | 39.1 | 46 | 14.6 |
Residence | ||||||
Urban | 108 | 47.2 | 121 | 52.8 | 229 | 72.7 |
Rural | 62 | 72.1 | 24 | 27.9 | 86 | 27.3 |