Table 1 Participants characteristics
Characteristics | Total N (%) 156 (100%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 42 (26.9%) |
Female | 114 (73.1%) |
Age | |
18 – 30 | 85 (54.5%) |
31 – 50 | 38 (24.4%) |
51 – 70 | 31 (19.9%) |
70 + | 2 (1.3%) |
Education level | |
Elementary or primary degree | 2 (1.3%) |
High school degree | 58 (37.2%) |
College degree | 38 (24.4%) |
University degree | 54 (34.6%) |
Doctorate | 4 (2.6%) |
Number of average daily drugs | |
0 | 74 (47.4%) |
1 – 5 | 78 (50.0%) |
5 + | 4 (2.6%) |
Experienced side-effects due to their drugs | |
Yes | 72 (46.2%) |
No | 34 (21.8%) |
Not that I know of | 41 (26.3%) |
Not applicable | 9 (5.8%) |
Stopped their drug because of side-effects1 | |
Yes | 56 (35.6%) |
No | 19 (12.2%) |
Not applicable | 81 (51.9%) |
Experienced treatment failure | |
Yes | 82 (52.6%) |
No | 29 (18.6%) |
Not that I know of | 36 (23.1%) |
Not applicable | 9 (5.8%) |
Stopped their drug due to treatment failure1 | |
Yes | 70 (44.9%) |
No | 15 (9.6%) |
Not applicable | 71 (45.5%) |