Research Article
Effect of Educational Intervention on Knowledge and Level of Adherence among Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients.
| | Variable | Intervention (n = 80) | Control (n = 80) | value |
| | Gender | | Male | 64 (80%) | 61 (75.3%) | | | Female | 16 (20%) | 19 (23.75) | 0.566 | | Education | | No education | 03 (3.75%) | 09 (11.25%) | 0.135 | | Less than higher secondary | 42 (52.5%) | 35 (43.75%) | | | Higher secondary | 16 (20%) | 19 (23.75%) | | | Graduate | 16 (20%) | 23 (28.75%) | | | Post graduate and above | 3 (3.75) | 4 (5%) | | | Employment status | | | 0.164 | | Employed | 23 (28.75) | 33 (41.25) | | | Unemployed | 48 (60%) | 43 (53.75) | | | Retired | 09 (11.25%) | 04 (5%) | | | Vintage | | | 0.502 | | >3 months | 3 (3.75%) | 06 (7.5%) | | | 3 months to 1 year | 20 (25%) | 23 (28.75%) | | | >1 year | 57 (71.25%) | 51 (63.75%) | | | Mode of payment | | | 0.298 | | Scheme | 11 (13.75%) | 8 (10%) | | | Cash | 42 (52.5%) | 42 (52.5%) | | | Trust | 02 (2.5%) | 09 (11.25%) | | | Employee State Insurance | 16 (20%) | 14 (17.5%) | | | Ex-servicemen contributory scheme | 01 (1.25%) | 1 (1.25%) | | | Private insurance | 08 (10%) | 05 (6.25%) | | | Employer | 0 | 01 (1.25%) | | | Etiology | | | 0.001 | | Diabetes mellitus | 26 (32.5%) | 45 (56.25%) | | | HTN | 33 (41.25%) | 8 (10%) | | | DM and HTN | 03 (3.75%) | 6 (7.5%) | | | Medication | 4 (5%) | 11 (13.75%) | | | Others | 14 (17.5%) | 10 (12.5%) | | | Comorbidity | | | 0.002 | | No comorbidity | 0 | 07 (8.75%) | | | HTN | 48 (60%) | 27 (33.75%) | | | DM | 01 (1.35%) | 01 (1.25%) | | | DM and HTN | 26 (32.5%) | 39 (48.75%) | | | Cardiac | 02 (2.5%) | 02 (2.5%) | | | Others | 03 (3.75%) | 04 (5%) | |
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