Clinical Study
Patient Perception of Acute Pain Management: Data from Three Tertiary Care Hospitals
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics.
| | Characteristic | Obstetrics ( = 119)
(%) | Orthopedics ( = 177)
(%) |
| | Gender | | | | Male | 0 | 85 (48.0%) | | Female | 119 (100%) | 92 (52.0%) |
| | Age category | | | | Less than 18 years | 4 (3.5%) | 3 (1.9%) | | 18 to 30 years | 57 (50.0%) | 21 (13.0%) | | 30 to 40 years | 51 (44.7%) | 31 (19.1%) | | 40 to 50 years | 2 (1.8%) | 31 (19.1%) | | 51 years and more | 0 | 76 (46.9%) |
| | Marital status | | | | Single | 0 | 42 (23.7%) | | Married | 119 (100%) | 135 (76.3%) |
| | Educational status | | | | Less than high school education | 5 (4.2%) | 42 (23.7%) | | High-school graduate | 40 (33.6%) | 56 (31.6%) | | Some university education | 16 (13.4%) | 20 (11.3%) | | University graduate | 58 (48.7%) | 59 (33.3%) |
| | Occupational status | | | | Unemployed | 27 (24.4%) | 66 (37.3%) | | Employed | 77 (64.7%) | 88 (49.7%) | | Self-employed | 13 (10.9%) | 12 (6.8%) | | Financially dependent (student) | — | 11 (6.2%) |
| | Health insurance coverage | | | | Self-payer | 5 (4.2%) | 12 (6.8%) | | Private insurance coverage | 36 (30.3%) | 55 (31.1%) | | National social security fund (NSSF) coverage | 45 (37.8%) | 76 (42.9%) | | Ministry of Public Health (MOH) coverage | 6 (5.0%) | 19 (10.7%) |
| | Service class | | | | First class | 38 (31.9%) | 41 (23.2%) | | Second class | 35 (29.4%) | 29 (16.4%) |
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