Table 4: Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics of the intervention and non-intervention group.
|
Characteristic |
Intervention group (N = 158) |
Non-intervention group (N = 158) |
Total (N = 316) |
Significance X2 (p) |
|||
|
No |
% |
No |
% |
No |
% |
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|
Age |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 - < 45 years |
58 |
37 |
61 |
38.5 |
119 |
37.5 |
X2 = 0.12; df = 1 |
|
> 45 years |
100 |
63 |
97 |
61.5 |
197 |
62.5 |
P = 0.72 |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
137 |
86.5 |
145 |
91.5 |
282 |
89 |
X2 = 2.1; df = 1 |
|
Female |
21 |
13.5 |
13 |
8.5 |
34 |
11 |
P = 0.14 |
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Not educated |
27 |
17 |
35 |
22 |
78 |
19.5 |
X2 = 5.5; df = 3 |
|
Grade 1-5 |
68 |
43 |
74 |
47 |
180 |
45 |
P = 0.13 |
|
Grade 6-11 |
55 |
35 |
47 |
29.5 |
129 |
32.2 |
|
|
GCE (O/L) passed |
08 |
05 |
02 |
1.5 |
13 |
3.3 |
|
|
Characteristic |
Intervention group (N = 158) |
Non-intervention group (N = 158) |
Total (N = 316) |
Significance X2 (p) |
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|
|
No |
% |
No |
% |
No |
% |
|
|
Marital Status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unmarried |
06 |
3.5 |
09 |
5.5 |
15 |
4.5 |
X2 = 0.63; df = 3 |
|
Married* |
152 |
96.5 |
149 |
94.5 |
301 |
93.5 |
P = 0.42 |
|
No of years being a farmer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
< 20 years |
23 |
14.5 |
16 |
10.0 |
39 |
12.2 |
X2 = 1.43; df = 1 |
|
> 20 years |
135 |
85.5 |
142 |
90.0 |
277 |
87.8 |
P = 0.23 |
|
Frequent usage of mobile phones |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Using |
149 |
94.5 |
152 |
96.0 |
301 |
95.2 |
X2 = 0.62; df = 1 |
|
Not using |
09 |
5.5 |
06 |
4.0 |
15 |
4.8 |
P = 0.42 |
*Married included Widowed/Separated/Divorced