Table 1.
Distribution of demographic characteristics of respondents on the experimental and control group (n = 30)
| Characteristic | Group | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental (n = 15) | Control (n = 15) | ||||
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 36–45 | 2 | 13.3 | 2 | 13.3 | 0.312* |
| 46-55 | 6 | 40 | 10 | 66.7 | |
| 56–65 | 7 | 46.7 | 3 | 20 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 7 | 46.7 | 6 | 40 | >.999* |
| Female | 8 | 53.3 | 9 | 60 | |
| Education | |||||
| High school | 9 | 60 | 9 | 60 | >.999* |
| Collage | 6 | 40 | 6 | 40 | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Not working | 3 | 20 | 2 | 13.3 | >.999* |
| Working | 12 | 80 | 13 | 86.7 | |
| DM Duration (moon) | |||||
| 0–4 | 1 | 6.7 | – | – | 0.713* |
| 5–8 | 5 | 33.3 | 7 | 46.7 | |
| 9–12 | 9 | 60 | 8 | 53.3 | |
*Fisher’s exact test; homogeneity (p > 0.05)