Research Article

Biopsychosocial Profile of COVID-19 Patients Cared for in Public and Private Health Facilities in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

Table 1

Sociodemographic profile of the participants.

VariablesCategoriesFrequency (%)

Age (in years)18-3072 (15.1)
31-50209 (43.8)
51-80196 (41.1)

SexMale242 (50.7)
Female235 (49.3)

Marital statusSingle15 (3.1)
Married375 (78.6)
Divorced3 (0.60)
Widow84 (17.6)

ResidenceUrban301 (63.1)
Rural176 (36.9)

Educational statusNo formal education358 (75.1)
Basic47 (9.9)
Secondary19 (4.0)
High school graduate23 (4.8)
Higher education22 (4.6)
Professional/religious8 (1.7)

EmploymentGovernment17 (3.6)
Private121 (25.4)
Both10 (2.1)
Housewife128 (26.8)
Self-employed123 (25.8)
Unemployed78 (16.4)

Pregnancy ()Yes18 (7.3)
No217 (92.7)

Monthly income (Afghanis, )5000-10000120 (49.2)
>10000124 (50.8)