Table 1.
Sample socio-demographic characteristics from the two study phases (pre-intervention phase and post-intervention phase)
| Variables | Pre-intervention phase (n = 425) | Post-intervention phase (n = 339) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age (years) | 0·270 | ||
| Less than 25 | 128 (30·0) | 102 (30·1) | |
| 25–50 | 130 (30·5) | 87 (25·7) | |
| 51 and above | 168 (39·4) | 150 (44·2) | |
| Sex | 0·545 | ||
| Male | 220 (51·8) | 167 (49·6) | |
| Female | 205 (48·2) | 170 (50·4) | |
| Educational level | 0·365 | ||
| Illiteracy | 64 (15·1) | 46 (14·4) | |
| Elementary school | 209 (49·2) | 142 (44·5) | |
| Junior middle school | 67 (15·8) | 64 (20·1) | |
| Senior middle school/Secondary vocational school | 61 (14·4) | 42 (13·2) | |
| Three-year university degree or above | 24 (5·6) | 25 (7·8) | |
| Occupation | 0·810 | ||
| Student | 142 (33·4) | 109 (32·2) | |
| Unemployed | 30 (7·1) | 23 (6·8) | |
| Migrant worker | 8 (1·9) | 4 (1·2) | |
| Farmer | 153 (36·0) | 122 (36·0) | |
| Teacher | 21(4·9) | 22 (6·5) | |
| Self-employed individual | 32 (7·5) | 34 (10·0) | |
| Township cadre | 28 (6·6) | 19 (5·6) | |
| Others | 11 (2·6) | 6 (1·8) | |
| Frequency of outdoor work during the last month | 0·098 | ||
| Usually (⩾20 days last month) | 126 (29·6) | 87 (25·7) | |
| Often (10–19 days last month) | 79 (18·6) | 51 (15·0) | |
| Occasionally (1–9 days last month) | 156 (36·7) | 130 (38·3) | |
| Never | 64 (15·1) | 71 (20·9) | |
P-value; χ2/Fisher Exact Test estimation.