Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Variables |
Experimental n = 94 (%) |
Control n = 115 (%) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| Mean(SD) | 28.3(2.9) | 27.5(4.7) | 0.13 |
| Occupation* | |||
| Unemployed | 0 (0.0) | 31 (27.0) | <0.01 |
| Unskilled | 13 (13.8) | 30 (26.0) | |
| Skilled | 81 (86.2) | 54 (47.0) | |
| Educational status* | |||
| Primary or lower | 4 (4.3) | 27 (23.5) | <0.01 |
| Secondary and above | 90 (95.7) | 88 (76.5) | |
| Religion* | |||
| Christianity | 74 (78.7) | 72 (62.6) | 0.01 |
| Islam | 20 (21.3) | 43 (37.4) | |
| Tribe* | |||
| Yoruba | 81 (86.2) | 73 (63.5) | <0.01 |
| Others | 13 (13.8) | 42 (36.5) |
*Significant at 5% level and included as covariates in the Cox regression model