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Table 2 The distribution of variables of health service strategic purchasing and demographic variables description of breast cancer patients in Iran in 2020

From: Factors affecting health services strategic purchasing for breast cancer patients: a mixed study in Iran

Variables

Frequency (%)

Supply management

Insurance trusteeship

Financial performance

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Age range

 > 40

23.5% (94)

.22 ± 4.71

< .01

.30 ± 4.74

.01

.36 ± 4.51

.40

 41–50

45% (180)

.29 ± 4.60

.39 ± 4.64

.39 ± 4.45

 < 50

31.5% ( 126)

.29 ± 4.58

.30 ± 4.75

.36 ± 4.48

BMI

 < 18.5

26.8% (107)

.08 ± 4.82

< .01

.30 ± 4.84

< .01

.50 ± 4.75

< .01

 18.5–25

37.3% ( 149)

.26 ± 4.69

.25 ± 4.82

.35 ± 4.57

 < 25

35.9% ( 144)

.28 ± 4.59

.37 ± 4.65

.37 ± 4.44

Habitation

 City

64.2% ( 257)

.28 ± 4.61

.47

.35 ± 4.69

.27

.37 ± 4.45

.06

 Village

35.8% (143)

.28 ± 4.63

.35 ± 4.73

.37 ± 4.52

Marriage

 Married

91.0% (364)

.29 ± 4.62

.87

.34 ± 4.71

.22

.36 ± 4.48

.60

 Single

9.0% (36)

.21 ± 4.61

.41 ± 4.63

.47 ± 4.44

No. of children

 0

7.3% (29)

.23 ± 4.62

.01

.44 ± 4.62

.41

.49 ± 4.45

.81

 1–2

58.2% (233)

.25 ± 4.65

.33 ± 4.71

.35 ± 4.49

 ≤ 2

34.5% (138)

.32 ± 4.56

.36 ± 4.70

.38 ± 4.47

Education

 Non-university

69.2% (277)

.28 ± 4.62

.99

.34 ± 4.72

.09

.35 ± 4.47

.57

 University

30.8% (123)

.27 ± 4.62

.37 ± 4.66

.43 ± 4.49

Insurance

 Yes

95.5% (382)

.28 ± 4.63

< .01

.34 ± 4.71

.17

.37 ± 4.48

.16

 No

4.5% (18)

.26 ± 4.45

.40 ± 4.59

.35 ± 4.35