Table 1.
Frequency distribution of demographic variables in the intervention and control group
| Variables |
Intervention Group
Frequency (Percentage) |
Control Group
Frequency (Percentage) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Men | 29 (58) | 29 (58) | 1 |
| Women | 21(42) | 21 (42) | ||
| Marital Status | Single | 4 (8) | 5 (10) | 1 |
| Married | 34 (68) | 33 (66) | ||
| Widow | 12 (24) | 12 (24) | ||
| Occupational status | Farmer | 12 (24) | 13 (26) | 0.522 |
| Clerk | 6 (12) | 9 (8) | ||
| Retired | 15 (30) | 9 (18) | ||
| Housewife | 17 (34) | 19 (38) | ||
| Place of Residence | Urban | 31 (62) | 29 (58) | 0.683 |
| Suburban | 31 (62) | 29 (58) | ||
| Educational status | Illiterate | 35 (70) | 34 (68) | 0.114 |
| Primary Education | 4 (8) | 10 (20) | ||
| Secondary Education | 4 (8) | 0 (0) | ||
| High School Diploma | 6 (12) | 4 (8) | ||
| Higher Education | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | ||