Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of intervention participants (n = 225).
| Variables | n a | % b |
|---|---|---|
| Parish | ||
| Hanover | 51 | 22.7 |
| St. James | 80 | 36.4 |
| Trelawny | 31 | 13.8 |
| Westmoreland | 61 | 27.1 |
| Age (years) c | ||
| 18–29 | 93 | 41.33 |
| 30–39 | 31 | 13.78 |
| 40–49 | 36 | 16.0 |
| 50 and older | 64 | 28.4 |
| Highest Education Level | ||
| No formal education | 4 | 1.8 |
| Primary (1–6 grade) | 54 | 24.0 |
| Secondary (8–11 grade) | 117 | 52 |
| College/Technical/Vocational | 41 | 18.2 |
| Graduate School | 3 | 1.3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 139 | 61.8 |
| Married | 29 | 12.9 |
| Living together | 44 | 19.6 |
| Divorced or separated | 6 | 2.7 |
| Widowed | 4 | 1.8 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed | 123 | 54.7 |
| Unskilled employment | 47 | 20.9 |
| Skilled laborer | 13 | 5.8 |
| Office work/professional | 13 | 5.8 |
| Business owner | 17 | 7.6 |
| Other | 2 | 0.9 |
| Time to nearest clinic | ||
| 30 min or less | 149 | 66.2 |
| Over 30 min | 72 | 32.0 |
| Number of children (mean, SD) | 2.5 ± 2.4 |
a Totals may not equal 225 due to missing values; b Percentage totals exclude participants who omitted answering the question; c Mean age—37.8 years, SD±16.7, range 18–79.