Demographic characteristics of the patients (n = 162).
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 88 (54.3) |
| Male | 74 (45.7) |
| Age (years) | |
| ≤ 30 | 63 (38.9) |
| 31–40 | 66 (40.7) |
| > 40 | 32 (19.8) |
| Missing | 1 (0.6) |
| Educational level | |
| Illiterate | 1 (0.6) |
| Primary School | 2 (1.2) |
| Intermediate | 3 (1.9) |
| Secondary school (High school) | 34 (21) |
| Bachelor or diploma | 112 (69.1) |
| Postgraduate (Master, PhD) | 10 (6.2) |
| Income | |
| More than expenditures (High) | 31 (19.1) |
| Equal to expenditures (Medium) | 103 (63.6) |
| Less than expenditures (Low) | 28 (17.3) |
| Disease course | |
| Relapsing-remitting | 43 (26.5) |
| Primary progressive | 6 (3.7) |
| Secondary progressive | 5 (3.1) |
| Patient does not know | 105 (64.8) |
| Missing | 3 (1.9) |
| Disease duration | |
| <6 months | 6 (3.7) |
| 6 months to <2 years | 29 (17.9) |
| 2- 5 years | 44 (27.2) |
| >5 years | 82 (50.6) |
| Missing | 1 (0.6) |