Demographic and clinical characteristics of respondent (n=327)
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Age (year) | ||
| 18<years≤35 | 122 | 37.3 |
| 35<years≤45 | 114 | 34.9 |
| 45<years≤65 | 91 | 27.8 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 193 | 59.0 |
| Women | 134 | 41.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Unmarried | 90 | 27.5 |
| Married | 198 | 60.6 |
| Divorced | 39 | 11.9 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed | 168 | 51.4 |
| Employed | 159 | 48.6 |
| Family residence | ||
| City | 82 | 25.1 |
| Town | 74 | 22.6 |
| Countryside | 171 | 52.3 |
| Personal monthly income (RMB)* | ||
| ≤3000 | 274 | 83.8 |
| >3000 | 53 | 16.2 |
| Education level | ||
| Primary schools | 180 | 55.0 |
| Junior high school | 74 | 22.6 |
| Senior high school | 44 | 13.5 |
| Bachelor’s degree and above | 29 | 8.9 |
| Medical expenses payment method | ||
| Self-paid | 133 | 40.7 |
| Medical insurance | 170 | 52.0 |
| Work-related injury insurance | 11 | 3.3 |
| Others | 13 | 4.0 |
| Residential living arrangements | ||
| Solo living | 50 | 15.3 |
| Co-inhabiting with one individual | 65 | 19.9 |
| Living with two to three individuals | 167 | 51.1 |
| Living with four to six individuals | 45 | 13.7 |
| Duration of carrying out ISC | ||
| 0.5≤years≤1 | 197 | 60.3 |
| 1<years≤5 | 56 | 17.1 |
| 5<years | 74 | 22.6 |
| Urinary tract infection | ||
| 0 times/year | 65 | 19.9 |
| 0<times/year≤2 | 174 | 53.2 |
| 2<times/year | 88 | 26.9 |
| Types of catheters | ||
| Non-hydrophilic-coated catheters | 192 | 58.7 |
| Single-use hydrophilic-coated catheters | 72 | 22.0 |
| Prelubricated single-use gel catheters | 36 | 11.0 |
| Reusable catheters | 27 | 8.3 |
| ISC training | ||
| Yes | 183 | 56.0 |
| No | 144 | 44.0 |
| ISC follow-up | ||
| Yes | 87 | 26.6 |
| No | 240 | 73.4 |
| Province | ||
| Hubei | 64 | 19.6 |
| Henan | 66 | 20.2 |
| Sichuan | 70 | 21.4 |
| Anhui | 62 | 19.0 |
| Guangdong | 65 | 19.0 |
*1 EUR=7.79 RMB.
ISC, intermittent self-catheterisation.