Table 1.
The sociodemographic characteristics of participants by group
| Characteristic type | Subgroup | Intervention, n= 23 | Control, n= 23 | Total, n= 46 (%) |
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| Age, years | <40 | 1 | 1 | 2 (4.3) |
| 40–59 | 16 | 16 | 32 (69.6) | |
| 60–64 | 6 | 6 | 12 (26.1) | |
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| Sex | Male | 8 | 9 | 17 (37.0) |
| Female | 15 | 14 | 29 (63.0) | |
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| Religion | Christian | 14 | 16 | 30 (65.2) |
| Islam | 9 | 7 | 16 (34.8) | |
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| Educational level | Below secondary | 7 | 5 | 12 (26.1) |
| Secondary | 5 | 5 | 10 (21.7) | |
| Tertiary | 11 | 13 | 24 (52.2) | |
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| Ethnic group | Yoruba | 20 | 22 | 42 (91.3) |
| Others | 3 | 1 | 4 (8.7) | |
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| Income | <₦18 000 | 1 | 2 | 3 (6.5) |
| ≥₦18 000 | 18 | 16 | 34 (73.9) | |
| Undisclosed | 4 | 5 | 9 (19.6) | |
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| Membership of diabetes association | Yes | 7 | 5 | 12 (26.1) |
| No | 16 | 18 | 34 (73.9) | |
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| Currently living | With family members | 22 | 19 | 41 (89.1) |
| Alone | 1 | 4 | 5 (10.9) | |
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| Duration of diabetes mellitus | <7 years | 16 | 16 | 32 (69.6) |
| ≥7 years | 7 | 7 | 14 (30.4) | |