Table 1.
Sample Characteristics.
| Characteristic | Phase-1 mean (SD)1/Frequency (%)2 |
Phase-2 mean (SD)1/Frequency (%)2 |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics: | ||
| Age (years): | 38.95 (13.25) | 43.27 (13.54) |
| Gender: | ||
| Female | 259 (50.7%) | 73 (37.1%) |
| Marital status: | ||
| Single | 156 (30.5%) | 49 (24.9%) |
| Married | 355 (69.5%) | 148 (75.1%) |
| Education level: | ||
| 0–6th grade | 59 (11.6%) | 36 (18.3%) |
| 6–12th grade | 198 (38.7%) | 76 (38.6%) |
| More than 12th grade | 254 (49.7%) | 85 (43.1%) |
| Employment status: | ||
| Employed | 253 (49.5%) | 102 (51.8%) |
| Not employed | 258 (50.5%) | 95 (48.2%) |
| Monthly income: | ||
| Less than 10,000 SR | 355 (69.5%) | 120 (60.9%) |
| 10,000 SR or more | 156 (30.5%) | 77 (39.1%) |
| Chronic diseases: | ||
| Participants with chronic disease | 300 (58.7%) | 121 (61.4%) |
| No. of chronic diseases | 1.97 (1.22) | 2.15 (1.32) |
| Daily used medications: | ||
| No. of daily medications | 3.11 (2.45) | 3.44 (2.73) |
1
For continuous data: mean (SD).
2
For categorical data: frequency (percentage %).