From: Economic burden of multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study in Iran
Demographic characteristics | First line | Second line | Total | ||||
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Frequency | % | Frequency | % | Frequency | % | ||
Gender | Male | 32 | 17.98 | 15 | 18.52 | 47 | 18.15 |
Female | 146 | 82.02 | 66 | 81.48 | 212 | 81.85 | |
Age | Under 25 years old | 21 | 11.80 | 3 | 3.70 | 24 | 9.27 |
25–34 years old | 70 | 39.33 | 37 | 45.68 | 107 | 41.31 | |
35–44 years old | 60 | 33.71 | 30 | 37.04 | 90 | 34.75 | |
45–54 years old | 26 | 14.61 | 9 | 11.11 | 35 | 13.51 | |
Over 55 years old | 1 | 0.56 | 2 | 2.47 | 3 | 1.16 | |
Occupation | Employee | 22 | 12.36 | 6 | 7.41 | 28 | 10.81 |
Self-employed | 32 | 17.98 | 9 | 11.11 | 41 | 15.83 | |
Student | 11 | 6.18 | 8 | 9.88 | 19 | 7.34 | |
Retired | 2 | 1.12 | 2 | 2.47 | 4 | 1.54 | |
Housewife | 105 | 58.99 | 46 | 56.79 | 151 | 58.30 | |
Unemployed | 6 | 3.37 | 10 | 12.35 | 16 | 6.18 | |
Type of basic insurance coverage | Social Security | 116 | 65.17 | 39 | 48.15 | 155 | 59.85 |
Iran Health Insurance | 59 | 33.15 | 36 | 44.44 | 95 | 36.68 | |
Armed Forces | 2 | 1.12 | 2 | 2.47 | 4 | 1.54 | |
Other insurances | 1 | 0.56 | 4 | 4.94 | 5 | 1.93 | |
No insurance coverage | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Having supplementary insurance | Yes | 38 | 21.35 | 12 | 14.81 | 50 | 19.31 |
No | 140 | 78.65 | 69 | 85.19 | 209 | 80.69 | |
Education degree | Below Diploma | 43 | 24.16 | 17 | 20.99 | 60 | 23.17 |
Diploma | 62 | 34.83 | 30 | 37.04 | 92 | 35.52 | |
Academic education | 73 | 41.01 | 34 | 41.97 | 107 | 41.31 | |
Place of residence | Local (of Shiraz) | 72 | 40.45 | 29 | 35.80 | 101 | 39.00 |
Non-local | 106 | 59.55 | 52 | 64.20 | 158 | 61.00 |