Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of the analytic sample (n = 539)
| Variables | Description | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | n = 539 | ||
| Male | 128 | 26.4 | |
| Female | 411 | 73.6 | |
| Agea | Age in years | 54 (x̄) | 10.8 (sd) |
| Marital status | Not married | 267 | 49.5 |
| Study site | Rural | 199 | 36.9 |
| Education level |
Primary and some secondary school completed Secondary education completed |
478 61 |
88.7 11.3 |
| Employment Status | Unemployed | 378 | 70.1 |
| Predicted monthly income (ZAR)b |
Mean Lower limit Upper limit |
1799 (x̄) 1029 2903 |
524 (sd) 46.1 18.2 |
| Food security | Insecure | 133 | 24.7 |
| Stable living | No | 82 | 15.2 |
| Self-care scales |
Low (≤ 5 days out of 7) High (≥ 6 days out of 7) |
476 63 |
88.3 11.7 |
| Self-care adherence categories |
No adherence (0 of 7) Partial adherence (1–6 of 7) Full adherence (7 of 7) |
12 463 64 |
2.2 85.9 11.9 |
| AUDIT score |
No/low risk Hazardous/Harmful |
397 142 |
73.6 26.3 |
| Smoking |
None smoker Current smoke |
408 131 |
75.6 24.3 |
| Drug use | Yes | 7 | 1.3 |
| BMI score |
Normal (BMI < 25 kg/m2) Overweight (BMI25-30 kg/m2) Obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2) |
79 290 170 |
15.9 58.8 31.5 |
aMean and standard deviation were reported, bMean, minimum and maximum reported, sd standard deviation, x̄ mean, CI confidence interval