Table 1:
Demographic characteristics of the treatment and control groups
| Female | Male | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment n (%) | Control n (%) | Stats | Treatment n (%) | Control n (%) | Stats | ||
| Occupation | |||||||
| Employed | 9 (6.4%) | 36 (4.3%) | X2 = 0.412 P = 0.586 |
18 (12.9%) | 16 (11.4%) | X2 = 0.693 P = 0.844 |
|
| Housekeeper (Unemployed) | 61 (43.6%) | 64 (45.7%) | 52 (37.1%) | 54 (38.6%) | |||
| Education | |||||||
| Primary School | 19 (27.1%) | 26 (37.1%) | X2 = 4.077 P = 0.253 |
12 (17.1%) | 22 (31.4%) | X2 = 4.984 P = 0.173 |
|
| Middle–High School | 18 (25.7%) | 19 (27.1%) | 26 (37.1%) | 26 (37.1%) | |||
| Diploma | 26 (37.1%) | 23 (32.9%) | 23 (32.9%) | 17 (24.3%) | |||
| Degree and above | 7 (10.0%) | 2 (2.9%) | 9 (12.9%) | 5 (7.1%) | |||
| Stress | |||||||
| Without | 32 (45.7%) | 19 (27.1%) | X2 = 7.148 P = 0.067 |
31 (44.3%) | 29 (41.4%) | X2 = 0.983 P = 0.805 |
|
| Low level | 14 (20.0%) | 26 (37.1%) | 20 (28.6%) | 20 (28.6%) | |||
| Medium level | 15 (21.4%) | 14 (20.0%) | 10 (14.3%) | 14 (20.0%) | |||
| High level | 9 (12.9%) | 11 (15.7%) | 9 (12.9%) | 7 (10.0%) | |||
Each group consisted of 70 participants.