Table 2 Demographic characteristics of patients
Variables | Baseline | 3-month post-GEI | 6-month post-GEI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention (n=183) | Control (n=151) | Intervention (n=46) | Control (n=50) | Intervention (n=44) | Control (n=46) | ||
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
Gender | Female | 115 (62.8) | 70 (46.4) | 21 (45.7) | 25 (50.0) | 29 (65.9) | 25 (54.3) |
Male | 68 (37.2) | 81 (53.6) | 25 (54.3) | 25 (50.0) | 15(34.1) | 21 (45.7) | |
Male: Female ratio | 1: 1.7 | 1: 0.9 | 1: 0.4 | 1: 1 | 1: 1.9 | 1: 1.2 | |
Age category (years) | < 50 | 30 (16.4) | 27 (17.9) | 4 (8.7) | 24 (48.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (15.2) |
50 – 59 | 14 (7.7) | 41 (27.2) | 9 (19.6) | 13 (26.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (28.3) | |
60 – 69 | 68 (37.2) | 43 (28.5) | 17 (37.0) | 8 (16.0) | 19 (43.2) | 9 (19.6) | |
> 69 | 71 (38.8) | 40 (26.5) | 16 (34.8) | 5 (10.0) | 25 (56.8) | 17 (37.0) | |
Religion | Christianity | 141 (77.0) | 64 (42.4) | 30 (65.2) | 41 (82.0) | 37 (84.1) | 35 (76.1) |
Islam | 42 (23.0) | 87 (57.6) | 16 (34.8) | 9 (18.0) | 7 (15.9) | 11 (23.9) | |
Level of education | None | 19 (10.4) | 22 (14.6) | 8 (17.4) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (11.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Primary | 36 (19.7) | 35 (23.2) | 9 (19.6) | 5 (10.0) | 11 (25.0) | 3 (6.5) | |
Secondary | 48 (26.2) | 36 (23.8) | 8 (17.04) | 3 (3.0) | 12 (27.3) | 16 (34.8) | |
Tertiary | 80 (43.7) | 58 (38.4) | 21 (45.7) | 42 (84.0) | 16 (36.4) | 27 (58.7) | |