Table 1. Nominal socio-economic status variables of participants with respect to first treatment sought.
| Socio-economic status | Total (N = 218) | Formal care (N = 203) | Informal care (N = 2) | No medical care (N = 13) | p-value 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 43 (19.7%) | 39 (19.2%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (30.8%) | 0.545 |
| Female | 175 (80.3%) | 164 (80.9%) | 2 (100%) | 9 (69.2%) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married | 15 (6.9%) | 14 (6.9%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (7.7%) | 0.107 |
| Married | 191(87.6%) | 179 (88.1%) | 1 (50%) | 11 (84.6%) | |
| Divorced | 4 (1.8%) | 3 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (7.7%) | |
| Widowed | 8 (3.7%) | 7 (3.4%) | 1 (50%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Educational status | |||||
| No grade completed | 17 (7.8%) | 15 (7.4%) | 1 (50%) | 1 (7.7%) | 0.495 |
| Elementary grade | 86 (39.4%) | 82 (40.1%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (30.8%) | |
| High school | 91 (41.7%) | 83 (40.9%) | 1 (50%) | 7 (53.8%) | |
| College | 20 (9.2%) | 19 (9.4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (7.7%) | |
| Higher | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Tagalog | 62 (28.4%) | 58 (28.6%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (30.8%) | 0.840 |
| Tagalog and other ethnics | 91 (41.8%) | 86 (42.4%) | 1 (50%) | 4 (30.8%) | |
| Other | 65 (29.8%) | 59 (29.1%) | 1 (50%) | 5 (38.5%) | |
| Religion | |||||
| Christian (Catholic) | 127 (58.3%) | 119 (58.6%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (61.5%) | 0.074 |
| Christian (Non-Catholic) | 78 (35.8%) | 73 (36.0%) | 2 (100%) | 3 (23.1%) | |
| Muslim | 6 (2.8%) | 4 (2.0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (15.4%) | |
| No religion | 7 (3.2%) | 7 (3.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Homemaker | 101(46.3%)) | 95 (46.8%) | 1 (50%) | 5 (38.5%) | 0.743 |
| Farmer | 45 (20.6%) | 41 (20.2%) | 1 (50%) | 3 (23.1%) | |
| Other | 72 (33.0%) | 67 (33.0%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (28.5%) |
1Fisher’s exact test between first treatment sought.