Table 1 Background characteristics of the respondents
From: Does receipt of 5As services have implications for patients’ satisfaction in India?
Background Characteristics (Total = 702) | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age, in years (median, IQR) | 36 (28 – 48) |
Sex | |
Female | 56 (8) |
Male | 646 (92) |
Education | |
No education | 181 (25.8) |
Less than primary | 199 (28.4) |
Primary but less than secondary | 213 (30.3) |
Secondary and above | 109 (15.5) |
Socio-economic status | |
Below poverty line | 515 (73.4) |
Above poverty line | 187 (26.6) |
Number of visits to a physician in the past 12 months | |
1 or 2 visits | 293 (41.7) |
3 to 5 visits | 343 (48.9) |
6 visits or greater | 66 (9.4) |
Patient reported receipt of: | |
Advise | 690 (98.3) |
Assess | 646 (92) |
Assist | 643 (91.6) |
Arrange | 516 (73.5) |
Satisfaction with tobacco cessation counseling | |
Not satisfied | 173 (24.6) |
Satisfied | 529 (75.4) |
Intention to quit | |
No | 226 (32.2) |
Yes | 476 (67.8) |
Recommendation of tobacco cessation services | |
No | 154 (21.9) |
Yes | 548 (78.1) |