Table 1.
sociodemographic characteristics by facility (n=398)
| Characteristics | Unit of measurement /category | QECH: N=205, n (%) | KCH: N=193, n (%) | Total: N=398, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex: N (%) | Female | 127 (61.95) | 128(66.32) | 255 (64.07) |
| Male | 78 (38.65) | 65 (33.68) | 143 (35.93) | |
| Age (years) | 43 ± 12.46 | 47 ± 12.90 | 45 ± 12.77 | |
| 18-24 | 15 (7.32) | 5(2.59) | 20(5.03) | |
| 25-34 | 29 (14.15) | 28(14.51) | 57(14.32) | |
| 35-44 | 69 (33.66) | 53 (27.46) | 122 (30.65) | |
| 45-54 | 68 (33.17) | 68 (35.23) | 136 (34.17) | |
| 55-64 | 24 (11.71) | 39 (20.21) | 63 (15.83) | |
| Marital status | Never married | 15 (7.32) | 14 (7.25) | 29 (7.29) |
| Currently married | 137 (66.83) | 126 (65.28) | 263 (66.08) | |
| Divorced | 31 (15.12) | 28 (14.51) | 59 (14.82) | |
| Widow | 22 (10.73) | 25 (12.95) | 47 (11.81) | |
| Highest formal education level | No education | 35 (17.07) | 39 (20.31) | 74 (18.64) |
| Primary | 93 (45.37) | 90 (46.88) | 183 (46.10) | |
| Secondary | 64 (31.22) | 52 (27.08) | 116 (29.22) | |
| Tertiary | 13 (6.34) | 11 (5.73) | 24 (6.05) | |
| Occupation | Not employed | 102 (49.76) | 78 (40.63) | 180 (45.34) |
| Formally employed | 23 (11.22) | 17 (8.85) | 40 (10.08) | |
| Informally employed | 52 (25.37) | 79 (41.15) | 131 (33.00) | |
| Student | 5 (2.44) | 4 (2.08) | 9 (2.27) | |
| Retired | 5 (2.44) | 7 (3.65) | 12 (3.02) | |
| Others | 18 (8.78) | 7 (3.65) | 25 (6.30) | |
| Residential area | Urban | 92 (44.88) | 62 (32.29) | 154 (38.79) |
| Rural | 113 (55.12) | 130 (67.71) | 243 (61.21) | |
| Socioeconomic status | Highest | 59 (28.78) | 37 (19.27) | 96 (24.18) |
| Higher | 35 (17.07) | 34 (17.71) | 69 (17.38) | |
| High | 27 (13.17) | 51 (26.56) | 78 (19.68) | |
| Middle | 65 (31.71) | 55 (28.65) | 120 (30.23) | |
| Low | 19 (9.27) | 15 (7.81) | 34 (8.56) | |
| Smoking history | Never smoked | 121 (83.05) | 168 (87.05) | 339 (85.18) |
| Ever smoked | 29 (14.15) | 22 (11.40) | 51 (12.81) | |
| Current smokers | 5 (2.44) | 3 (1.55) | 8 (2.01) | |
| Alcohol history | Never alcohol | 156 (76.10) | 157 (81.35) | 313 (78.64) |
| Ever alcohol | 43 (20.98) | 31 (16.06) | 74 (18.59) | |
| Current alcohol | 6 (2.93) | 5 (2.59) | 11 (2.76) | |
| Body mass index | Underweight | 32 (15.61) | 23 (11.92) | 55 (13.82) |
| Normal weight | 98 (47.80) | 128 (66.32) | 226 (56.78) | |
| Over weight | 47 (22.93) | 32 (16.58) | 79 (19.85) | |
| Obesity | 28 (13.66) | 10 (5.18) | 38 (9.55) |