Table 1 Research participants’ demographic characteristics
From: Barriers to quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study
Variable | Category | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 4(22.2) |
Female | 14(77.8) | |
Marital status | Single | 5(27.8) |
Married | 11(61.1) | |
Widowed | 1(5.55) | |
Divorced | 1(5.55) | |
Education level | Elementary school | 2(11.1) |
Junior high school | 2(11.1) | |
High school and diploma | 7(38.9) | |
Associate degree | 3(16.7) | |
Bachelor’s degree | 4(22.2) | |
Employment | Housewife | 13(72.2) |
Employed | 3(16.7) | |
Unemployed | 2(11.1) | |
Frequency of hospitalization in the last 1Â year | None | 13(72.2) |
Once | 4(22.2) | |
Twice or more | 1(5.6) |