Table 3.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in intervention and control groups.
| Variable | Total, N (%) | Intervention, n (%) | Control, n (%) | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| 15–49 | 169 (73.5) | 79 (75.2) | 90 (72.0) | |
| >50 | 61 (26.5) | 26 (24.8) | 35 (28.0) | .58 |
| Total | 230 (100%) | 105 (100) | 125 (100) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Not married | 149 (64.8) | 65 (61.9) | 84 (67.2) | |
| Married/cohabiting | 81 (35.2) | 40 (38.1) | 41 (32.8) | .40 |
| Total | 230 (100) | 105 (100) | 125 (100) | |
| Housing | ||||
| Separate housing | 80 (34.8) | 39 (37.1) | 41 (32.8) | |
| Shared facility | 150 (65.2) | 66 (62.9) | 84 (67.2) | .49 |
| Total | 230 (100) | 105 (100) | 125 (100) | |
| Highest level of education attained | ||||
| None | 39 (17.0) | 27 (25.7) | 12 (9.6) | |
| Primary | 48 (20.9) | 13 (12.4) | 35 (28.0) | |
| O’Level/JHS | 85 (37.0) | 37 (35.2) | 48 (38.4) | |
| A’Level/SHS | 37 (16.1) | 14 (13.3) | 23 (18.4) | |
| Tertiary | 21 (9.1) | 14 (13.3) | 7 (5.6) | <.01 |
| Total | 230 (100) | 105 (100) | 125 (100) | |
| Monthly income (GHS) b | ||||
| <200 | 33 (18.0) | 17 (19.8) | 16 (16.5) | |
| 200–499 | 100 (54.6) | 45 (52.3) | 55 (56.7) | |
| 500–699 | 29 (15.8) | 12 (14.0) | 17 (17.5) | |
| 700+ | 21 (11.5) | 12 (14.0) | 9 (9.3) | .65 |
| Total | 183 (100) | 86 (100) | 97 (100) | |
| Access to mobile phones c | ||||
| Owns a mobile | 196 (85.6) | 96 (91.4) | 100 (80.7) | |
| Access to other’s mobile | 33 (14.4) | 9 (8.6) | 24 (19.4) | .02 |
| Total | 230 (100) | 105 (100) | 124 (100) |
a
Fisher's exact p value reported.
b
Monthly income (in Ghana Cedis) was only for participants working and had 19 missing values for intervention and 28 for control.
c
Access to mobile phones had one missing value for control.
O'Level/JHS: ordinary level/junior high school; A’Level/SHS: advanced level/senior high school; GHS: Ghana Cedis.