Table 3. Baseline comparison of psychosocial factors (anxiety and depression) of the study respondents at baseline.

Characteristics	Total N = 226	Intervention n = 113	Control n = 113	Test type	p-value
Anxiety
Mean, SD	10.07 ± 3.50	9.65 ± 3.62	10.48 ± 3.35	t-test	0.075
95% CI	9.61–10.53	8.96–10.33	9.86–11.11
Depression scores
Mean, SD	9.40 ± 2.42	9.59 ± 2.42	9.22 ± 2.42	t-test	0.250
95%CI	9.08–9.72	9.14–10.04	8.76–9.67

Significant at p < 0.05; SD- Standard Deviation; CI—confidence interval