Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants.

Characteristics

Control

Experimental

Total

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Gender 

Male

8

25.8%

 19

32.8%

27

30.3%

Female

23

74.2%

 39

67.2%

62

69.7%

Age

Mean ± SD

60 ± 11

 

63 ± 12

 

62 ± 12

 

 ≤ 44 years

3

9.7%

 2

3.5%

5

 5.6%

45 - 54 years

7

22.6%

 10

17.2%

17

19.1%

55 - 64 years

9

29.0%

 17

29.3%

26

29.2%

65 years +

12

38.7%

 29

50.0%

41

46.1%

Marital Status

Single

 2

 6.5%

 2

3.5%

 4

 4.5%

Married

21

67.7%

 35

60.3%

56

62.9%

Divorced/Widowed/Separated

 8

25.8%

 21

36.2%

29

32.6%

Education

No formal education

2

 6.5%

 2

3.5%

 4

 4.5%

Primary

9

29.0%

 17

29.3%

26

 29.2%

Secondary

6

19.4%

 22

37.9%

28

 31.5%

Diploma

3

 9.7%

 5

 8.6%

 8

 9.0%

Bachelor’s degree

8

25.8%

 10

17.2%

18

 20.2%

Post-graduate degree

3

 9.7%

 2

 3.5%

 5

 5.6%

Tribe

Yoruba

29

93.5%

 54

93.1%

83

 93.3%

Others

2

 6.5%

 4

6.9%

 6

 6.7%

Employment Status

Unemployed

10

32.3%

 11

19.0%

21

 23.6%

Employed

13

41.9%

 29

50.0%

42

 47.2%

Retired

 8

25.8%

 18

31.0%

26

 29.2%

Income

5,000-10,000

7

22.6%

 11

19.0%

18

20.2%

11,000-50,000

7

22.6%

 5

8.6%

12

13.5%

51,000-100,000

9

29.0%

 22

37.9%

31

34.8%

Above 100,000

8

25.8%

 20

34.5%

28

31.5%

Total

31

100%

 58

100%

89

100%