Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of study participants in Tigray Region, 2020 (n = 363)
Variables | Baseline | Post Intervention | Chi square | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention (n = 102) | Comparison(n = 102) | Intervention (n = 81) | Comparison (n = 78) | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.199 | 0.656 |
 Male | 70 (68.6) | 64 (62.7) | 51 (63.0) | 51 (65.4) |  |  |
 Female | 32 (31.4 | 38 (37.3) | 30 (37.0) | 27 (34.6) |  |  |
Age group (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 5.252 | 0.072 |
 18–34 | 15(14.7) | 24 (23.5) | 11 (13.6) | 15 (19.2) |  |  |
 35–64 | 38 (37.3) | 44(43.1) | 31 (38.3) | 29 (37.2) |  |  |
 65 and above | 49 (48) | 34(33.3) | 39 (48.1) | 34 (43.6) |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 2.94 | 0.40 |
 Married | 63(61.8) | 53 (52.0) | 50 (61.7) | 46 (59) |  |  |
 Single | 20(19.6) | 35 (34.3) | 15 (18.5) | 19 (24.4) |  |  |
 Divorced | 11(10.8) | 7 (6.9) | 10 (12.3) | 7 (9) |  |  |
 Widowed | 8( 7.8) | 7 (6.9) | 6 (7.4) | 6(7.7) |  |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | 3.35 | 0.34 |
 Illiterate | 16( 15.7) | 19 (18.6) | 13 (16) | 14 (17.9) |  |  |
 Primary school | 28( 27.5) | 27 (26.5) | 22 (27.2) | 21 (26.9) |  |  |
 secondary school | 37( 36.3) | 40 (39.2) | 32 (39.5) | 31 (39.7) |  |  |
 Diploma and above | 21( 20.6) | 16 (15.7) | 14 (17.3) | 12 (15.4) |  |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | 6.74 | 0.08 |
 Unemployed | 23 (22.5) | 30 (29.4) | 18 (22.2) | 23 (29.5) |  |  |
 Farmer | 22 (21.6) | 30 (29.4) | 21 (25.9) | 26 (33.3) |  |  |
 Merchant | 33 ( 32.4) | 17 (16.7) | 25 (30.9) | 17 (21.8) |  |  |
 Civil servant | 24 ( 23.5) | 25 (24.5) | 17 (21.0) | 12 (15.4) |  |  |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | 2.66 | 0.10 |
 Urban | 72 (70.6) | 61 (59.8) | 58 (71.6) | 42 (53.8) |  |  |
 Rural | 30 (29.4) | 41 (40.2) | 23 (28.4) | 36 (46.2) |  |  |
Income | Â | Â | Â | Â | 5.59 | 0.061 |
 less than 1000 | 25 (24.5) | 20 (19.6) | 18 (22.2) | 17 (21.8) |  |  |
 1000–4000 | 47(46.1) | 64 (62.7) | 38(46.9) | 42 (53.8) |  |  |
 greater than 4000 | 30(29.4) | 18(17.6) | 25 (30.9) | 19 (24.4) |  |  |