Table 2 Baseline demographics of participants by trial village.
Characteristic | Buma (n= 34) | Kwaisuliniu (n= 34) | Ngadaifiu (n= 34) | Ngalisagore (n= 33) | Oibola (n= 36) | Radefasu (n= 35) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age: n ± SD | 36.5 ± 11.0 | 42.7 ± 12.2 | 40.4 ± 13.6 | 40.6 ± 14.3 | 40.9 ± 14.0 | 40.1 ± 14.0 | 0.550 |
Gender: n (%) | |||||||
Males | 17 (50) | 17 (50) | 17 (50) | 15 (45.5) | 18 (50) | 18 (51.4) | 0.998 |
Females | 17 (50) | 17 (50) | 17 (50) | 18 (54.5) | 18 (50) | 17 (48.6) | |
Education: n (%) | |||||||
No education | 13 (38.2) | 9 (26.5) | 8 (23.6) | 6 (18.2) | 3 (8.3) | 6 (17.2) | 0.397 |
Primary only | 14 (41.2) | 20 (58.8) | 18 (52.9) | 20 (60.6) | 26 (72.2) | 23 (65.7) | |
Secondary | 7 (20.6) | 4 (11.8) | 7 (20.6) | 6 (18.2) | 5 (13.9) | 4 (11.4) | |
Higher education | 0 | 1 (2.9) | 1 (2.9) | 1 (3.0) | 2 (5.6) | 2 (5.7) | |
Mean household size: n ± SD | 6.8 ± 2.3 | 7.5 ± 3.1 | 5.2 ± 2.0 | 5.8 ± 2.9 | 5.5 ± 1.8 | 6.0 ± 2.6 | 0.07 |
Employment: n (%) | |||||||
Full-time | 1 (2.9) | 0 | 1 (2.9) | 5 (15.2) | 15 (41.7) | 27 (77.1) | < 0.001 |
Part-time/casual | 1 (2.9) | 3 (8.8) | 2 (5.9) | 8 (24.2) | 8 (22.2) | 1 (2.9) | |
Not employed | 32 (94.2) | 31 (91.2) | 31 (91.2) | 20 (60.6) | 13 (36.1) | 7 (20.0) | |
Occupation: n (%) | |||||||
Farming/agriculture | 25 (78.1) | 14 (53.9) | 3 (12.5) | 9 (28.1) | 21 (58.2) | 16 (51.6) | < 0.001 |
Domestic duties | 4 (12.5) | 5 (19.1) | 5 (20.8) | 13 (40.6) | 1 (2.8) | 3 (9.7) | |
Trade (carpenter) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (3.9) | 4 (16.7) | 3 (9.4) | 1 (2.8) | 3 (9.7) | |
Professional/Church elder | 2 (6.3) | 6 (23.1) | 11 (45.8) | 7 (21.9) | 11 (30.6) | 9 (29.0) | |
Student | 0 | 0 | 1(4.2) | 0 | 2 (5.6) | 0 |