Table 1 The characteristics of participants
Characteristics variables | N(%*) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 162(47.2) | |
Female | 181(52.8) | ||
Education | Primary or less | 7(2) | |
High school diploma | 121(35.3) | ||
Associate degree | 10(2.9) | ||
Bachelor’s | 103(30) | ||
Master’s | 76(22.2) | ||
PhD or higher | 26(7.6) | ||
Occupation | Unemployed | 19(5.6) | |
Student | 169(49.4) | ||
Employee | 81(23.7) | ||
Freelancer | 57(16.6) | ||
Housewife/husband | 11(3.2) | ||
Military servant | 5(1.5) | ||
Healthcare worker | General practitioner | 11(3.2) | |
Specialist | 3(0.9) | ||
Neurology ward nurse | 3(0.9) | ||
Non- Neurology ward nurse | 4(1.2) | ||
Dentist | 4(1.2) | ||
Pharmacist | 7(2) | ||
Other | 18(5.1) | ||
Ethnicity | Turkish(Azeri) | 76(22.2) | |
Kurdish | 15(4.4) | ||
Lur | 21(6.1) | ||
Fars | 188(54.9) | ||
Balouch | 2(0.6) | ||
Arab | 4(1.2) | ||
Mazani | 9(2.6) | ||
Gilaki | 1(2.9) | ||
Other | 3(0.9) | ||
Patient with MS acquaintance | No | 244(71.1) | |
Yes | Father | 1(0.3) | |
Mother | 2(0.6) | ||
Brother | 1(0.3) | ||
sister | 1(0.3) | ||
2nd -degree relatives | 6(1.7) | ||
3rd -degree relatives | 34(9.9) | ||
Friends | 31(9) | ||
Others | 20(8.7) | ||