| Characteristics | Frequency | % | |
| Age category | Less than 20 | 2 | 2% |
| 21 - 40 years | 16 | 16% | |
| 41 - 60 years | 32 | 32% | |
| 61 - 80 years | 42 | 42% | |
| More than 81 years | 8 | 8% | |
| Gender | Male | 61 | 61% |
| Female | 39 | 39% | |
| Mitral status | Married | 91 | 91% |
| Not married | 9 | 9% | |
| Occupation | House wife | 35 | 35% |
| Farmer | 18 | 18% | |
| Worker | 14 | 14% | |
| Soldier | 7 | 7% | |
| Other | 8 | 8% | |
| No Job | 18 | 18% | |
| Residence | Dhamar | 67 | 67% |
| Yarim | 10 | 10% | |
| Anis | 6 | 6% | |
| Al-Hada’a | 5 | 5% | |
| Other | 12 | 12% | |
| Duration of illness | Less than 1 year | 21 | 21% |
| 1 - 5 years | 50 | 50% | |
| 6 - 10 years | 6 | 6% | |
| not mentioned | 23 | 23% | |