Table 1 Baseline participants’ characteristics
Characteristic | Description | Total (N = 120) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percentage | ||
Age in years | 18–34 | 7 | 5.8 |
35–49 | 35 | 29.2 | |
50–59 | 32 | 26.7 | |
≥ 60 | 46 | 38.3 | |
Residence | Rural | 115 | 95.8 |
Urban | 5 | 4.2 | |
Level of education | None | 65 | 54.2 |
Primary | 49 | 40.8 | |
Secondary | 4 | 3.3 | |
Tertiary | 2 | 1.7 | |
Marital status | Married | 59 | 49.2 |
Separated | 12 | 10.0 | |
Single | 32 | 26.7 | |
Widowed | 17 | 14.2 | |
Occupation | Peasant | 106 | 88.3 |
Business | 9 | 6.9 | |
Others | 8 | 6.7 | |
Monthly incomeφ | < 50 k | 84 | 70.0 |
50–100 k | 25 | 20.8 | |
> 100 k | 11 | 9.2 | |
Parity | 0–4 | 26 | 21.7 |
≥ 5 | 94 | 78.3 | |
History of smoking | No | 82 | 68.3 |
Yes | 38 | 31.7 | |
Alcohol consumption | No | 67 | 55.8 |
Yes | 53 | 44.2 | |