Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients in the intervention and control groups
Groups | X2 test | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention (n = 50) | Control (n = 50) | |||||
No. | % | No. | % | |||
Age: | ||||||
< 30 | 18 | 36.0 | 16 | 32.0 | ||
30- | 25 | 50.0 | 29 | 58.0 | 0.75 | 0.69 |
50+ | 7 | 14.0 | 5 | 10.0 | ||
Gender: | ||||||
Male | 25 | 50.0 | 28 | 56.0 | ||
Female | 25 | 50.0 | 22 | 44.0 | 0.36 | 0.55 |
University degree: | ||||||
No | 24 | 48.0 | 14 | 28.0 | ||
Yes | 26 | 52.0 | 36 | 72.0 | 4.24 | 0.03* |
Marital status: | ||||||
Unmarried | 27 | 54.0 | 22 | 44.0 | ||
Married | 23 | 46.0 | 28 | 56.0 | 1.00 | 0.32 |
Residence: | ||||||
Urban | 38 | 76.0 | 40 | 80.0 | ||
Rural | 12 | 24.0 | 10 | 20.0 | 0.23 | 0.63 |
Job status: | ||||||
Unemployed | 25 | 50.0 | 16 | 32.0 | ||
Working | 25 | 50.0 | 34 | 68.0 | 3.35 | 0.07 |