From: Factors associated with patient visits to the emergency department for asthma therapy in Pakistan
Demographic characteristics | N | % |
---|---|---|
Age (years) Mean ± SD | 47.1 ± 18.7 | |
Duration of illness in weeks (Mean ± SD) | 147.67 ± 123.19 | |
Gender | ||
Male | 186 | 31.0 |
Female | 414 | 69.0 |
Level of education | ||
Matriculation (grade 10) | 93 | 15.5 |
Intermediate (grade 12) | 89 | 14.8 |
Bachelors | 60 | 10.0 |
Masters | 39 | 6.5 |
No education | 319 | 53.2 |
Profession | ||
Labor | 180 | 30.0 |
Businessman | 64 | 10.7 |
Government employee | 122 | 20.3 |
Private employee | 142 | 23.6 |
Housewife | 60 | 10.0 |
Retired | 32 | 5.4 |
Follow up regularly with doctor | 180 | 30.0 |
Follow-up clinic | ||
PHC/Family Medicine | 129 | 21.5 |
Pulmonary | 31 | 5.2 |
Internal Medicine | 20 | 3.3 |
No follow-up | 420 | 70.0 |
No education about asthma | 390 | 65.0 |
No education about medication (devices) | 422 | 70.4 |
ED visits | ||
<3 | 399 | 66.5 |
≥3 | 201 | 33.5 |