Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the enrolled population (n = 291)
| Â | Number (percent, %) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 181 (62.2) |
 Female | 110 (37.8) |
Age-group | |
 60–64 | 77 (26.5) |
 65–69 | 85 (29.2) |
 70–74 | 65 (22.3) |
 75–79 | 45 (15.5) |
 80 years and above | 19 (6.5) |
Education level | |
 Illiterate | 78 (26.8) |
 Primary school | 165 (56.7) |
 Middle school | 23 (7.9) |
 High school | 25 (8.6) |
Chronic diseases | |
 Yes | 175 (60.1) |
 No | 116 (39.9) |
Categories of medication | |
 <3 | 170 (58.4) |
 3 to 5 | 102 (35.1) |
 6 to 10 | 16 (5.5) |
 >10 | 3 (1.0) |