Table 1.
Variables | Intervention group (N = 59) n (%) | Control group (N = 60) n (%) |
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Age | ||
25 years or less | 21 (36) | 16 (27) |
26–35 years | 18 (31) | 19 (32) |
36–45 years | 18 (31) | 21 (35) |
46 years or more | 2 (3) | 4 (7) |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 7 (12) | 7 (12) |
Currently married | 41 (70) | 47 (78) |
Separated | 3 (5) | 3 (5) |
Widowed | 8 (14) | 3 (5) |
Education | ||
None | 41 (70) | 41 (68) |
Primary | 9 (15) | 10 (17) |
Secondary | 6 (10) | 6 (10) |
10 years or above | 3 (5) | 3 (5) |
Occupation | ||
Paid work | 10 (17) | 16 (27) |
House keeping | 48 (81) | 41 (68) |
Respondent husband's occupation | ||
Paid work | 19 (43) | 13 (28) |
Self-employed | 18 (41) | 22 (47) |
Unemployed | 1 (2) | 2 (4) |
Financially empowered | 27 (46) | 26 (43) |
Nuclear family structure | 16 (27) | 16 (27) |
Family size | ||
≥2 children younger than 7 years old | 17 (29) | 22 (37) |